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COUNTRY PAGE - THAILAND

Thailand is the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, where the main industrial outputs are tourism, textiles and garments, and agricultural processing. Thailand’s power sector is mainly centralized with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) as the primary authority for generation and transmission. Distribution of electricity is conducted by the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA). Power supply is predominately based on fossil-fuels dominated by natural gas. Their current target is to have 37% renewable generation capacity in 2030, which is deemed a challenge due to continual rise in demand.

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Unlike the power sector of other major economies in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines) that rely heavily on coal for electricity generation, the Thai power sector is dominated by natural gas (54% of generation in 2021). This is mainly due to the availability of the resource and its exploration in the Gulf of Thailand, which has gradually increased since the 1980s. Coal (17%) and imports (16%) however also played an important role in the power supply in 2021. Other renewables, including wind, solar and biomass have increased in recent years and generated 10% of Thailand’s electricity in 2021.

The main share of power is used for the country’s large industry sector (45%), followed by households (29%) and services (22%).
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solar-living-book Climate Finance for Carbon Neutrality in Thailand

The study presents a comprehensive set of financial policies, mechanisms, and instruments designed to support Thailand's short-, medium-, and long-term carbon neutrality pathway. The report begins with an overview of the global climate finance landscape, investigates Thailand's current position, and concludes with the identification of appropriate financial and economic strategies, measures, and instruments to assist Thailand in achieving its 2050 Carbon Neutral objective in the energy sector.


 

solar-living-book Climate Finance for Carbon Neutrality in Thailand

In accordance with the recommendations enumerated in CASE's carbon neutrality scenario, this report examines financial instruments intended to aid the energy sector's transition to carbon neutrality. The objective is to propose financial mechanisms or instruments that support the reduction of carbon emissions in the energy, transportation, and industry sectors. The study presents a comprehensive set of financial policies, mechanisms, and instruments designed to support Thailand's short-, medium-, and long-term carbon neutrality pathway. The report begins with an overview of the global climate finance landscape, investigates Thailand's current position, and concludes with the identification of appropriate financial and economic strategies, measures, and instruments to assist Thailand in achieving its 2050 Carbon Neutral objective in the energy sector.

solar-living-book SIPET Member Highlight: Rashane Sala-Ngarn

Rashane Sala-Ngarn, Project Management Specialist at USAID's Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA), provides insights about USAID's work in the region. 

solar-living-book Policy Recommendation Paper: Electrification of Thai Islands

For the purpose of this report, a number of public stakeholders were consulted including representatives from the Ministry of Energy, the Provincial Electricity Authority, the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as well as private companies. The outcomes of these consultations are combined and used as a basis for different electrification pathways of Thai islands which are extensively described: in fact, since there is not only one way to proceed with rural electrification, different models were created in response to different conditions and requirements but specifically to provide alternatives to the deployment of submarine cables in small islands.