As imports rise, Thailand aims to cut gas power
The Platong 2 platform offshore Thailand. The country’s domestic gas reserves are dwindling. (Chevron)
The role of gas in Thailand’s power generation mix could shrink significantly in the years ahead under a new long-term energy plan designed to assuage concerns about the country’s growing reliance on imports.
The Ministry of Energy’s Power Development Plan (PDP) for 2015-2036 – which will be discussed in a public hearing later this month before being submitted to the National Energy Policy Council in May – recommends the share of gas used for power generation be reduced from approximately 67% at present to 30-40% over the next 20 years.