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Thailand Power Development Plan 2015-2036

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Sectors: Energy, Transport
The Thailand Power Development Plan 2015 - 2036 (PDP 2015) defines three major objectives:

  1. Energy Security: managing an increase in power demand. This takes into account fuel diversification as a way of lessening the dependency of one particular energy source;
  2. Economy: maintaining appropriate costs for power generation and implementing energy efficiency measures;
  3. Ecology: reducing impacts on both the environment and society by lessening CO2 intensity during power generation.

The PDP 2015 also sets a carbon intensity from power sector targets:
 
  • Amount of carbon dioxide emission per unit (kgCO2/kWh): 2021 - 0.399; 2026 - 0.370; 2030 - 0.342; and 2036 - 0.319;
  • Amount of carbon dioxide emission per annum (thousand tons of CO2): 2021 - 93,689; 2026 - 98,950; 2030 - 99,822; and 2036 - 104,075.

To achieve the above targets, the PDP 2015 sets target shares of energy consumption for individual energy sources to be reached in the sector:

  • Imported hydro power: 7% (2014), 10-15% (2026), 15-20% (2036);
  • Clean coal including lignite: 20% (2014), 20-25% (2026), 20-25% (2036);
  • Renewable energy including hydro: 8% (2014), 10-20% (2026), 15-20% (2036);
  • Natural gas: 64% (2014), 45-50% (2026), 30-40% (2036);
  • Nuclear: 0% (2014), 0% (2026), 0-5% (2036);
  • Diesel/Fuel: 1% (2014), 0% (2026), 0% (2036).

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Thailand Power Development Plan 2015-2036
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  • Reduction of energy intensity by 30% by 2036 against a 2010 baseline (PDP 2015)Energy: Energy Intensity · Target year: 2036
  • 20% of power generation from renewable sources by 2036 (PDP 2015)Energy: Renewable Energy · Target year: 2036

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