THAILAND: Power Development Plan 2012-2030 (PDP2010: Revision 3)

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Title in national language: 
แผนพัฒนากำลังผลิตไฟฟ้าของประเทศไทย พ.ศ.2553-2573 ฉบับปรับปรุงครั้งที่ 3 (PDP2010 ฉบับปรับปรุงครั้งที่ 3)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
Yes
Draft Year: 
2012
Effective Start Year: 
2012
Effective End Year: 
2015
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power
Energy Types: 
All, Power, Gas, Nuclear, Renewable, Bioenergy, Hydropower, Solar, Wind, Other
Issued by: 
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Source: 
Energy Policy and Planning Office, Ministry of Energy
Energy Policy and Planning Office, Ministry of Energy (Summary)
File: 
PDP 2010: Revision 3
Overall Summary: 
A master program focuses on the adequacy of power system to enhance various infrastructure development in accordance with the National Economic and Social Development Plan. As the third revision of PDP 2010, it is in line with the Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) (2012-2021) and the 20-Year Energy Efficiency Development Plan (EEDP) (2011-2030). Two main purposes of the Thailand power development plan formulation are to maintain power system security and to provide adequate and reliable electricity supply. Compared to PDP2010 (Revision2), adjustment of peak demand forecast has been made to reflect 3,494 MW or 6.27 percent lower than previous estimation. Besides, Thailand should have the proper level of reserve margin at not less than 15 percent of peak power demand. Due to security concern, scheduled commercial operation date (SCOD) of the first unit on nuclear power project was delayed three years from 2020 to 2023. Target values of generating capacities can be summarized as follows: - Total added capacity during 2012-2030: 55,130 MW - Total retired capacity during 2012-2030: 16,839 MW - Grand total capacity by end of 2030: 70,686 MW Total added capacity during 2012-2030 can be further broken down to these categories: 1. Renewable energy power plants: 14,580 MW - Power purchase from domestic: 9,481 MW - Power purchase from neighboring countries: 5,099 MW 2. Cogeneration: 6,476 MW 3. Combined cycle power plants: 25, 451 MW 4. Thermal power plants: 8,623 MW - Coal-fired power plants: 4,400 MW - Nuclear power plants: 2,000 MW - Gas turbine power plants: 750 MW - Power purchase from neighboring countries: 1,473 MW
Renewable Energy
RE targets: 
[T]he MoEN targeted to increase the proportion of renewable energy for Thailand’s electricity generation by not less than 5% from that of the previous PDP2010: Revision 2 within 2030 by taking into account the 10-Year Alternative Energy Development Plan 2012 - 2021 (AEDP 2012 – 2021). And then in 2022 – 2030, the generation from renewable energy will be expanded in accordance with its potential and advanced technology development.---[A]t the end of 2030, total capacity of renewable energy will be around 20,546.3 MW (or 29 percent of total generating capacity in the power system) [...].
RE action plans: 
The lists of power plant types to be completed during 2012 – 2030 are presented in Table 4.2.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Electricity acquiring from nuclear power plant: with the scope of the government’s policy, a share of nuclear power generation should be not greater than 5 percent of total generating capacity.---The added capacity during 2012 – 2030 of 55,130 MW can be classified by power plant types as the following: 1. Renewable energy power plants 14,580 MW  Power purchase from domestic 9,481 MW  Power purchase from neighboring countries 5,099 MW 2. Cogeneration 6,476 MW 3. Combined cycle power plants 25,451 MW 4. Thermal power plants 8,623 MW. Please see Table 4.1 Thailand Power Development Plan 2012-2030 for details.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Thailand should have the proper level of reserve margin to be not less than 15 percent of peak power demand. Moreover, to avoid the risk of the natural gas acquiring from sources in the western part of Thailand, in case of no natural gas supply, the appropriate level of reserve margin should be higher than 20 percent of the peak demand.---Electricity acquiring from nuclear power plant: with the scope of the government’s policy, a share of nuclear power generation should be not greater than 5 percent of total generating capacity.---At the end of 2030, grand total capacity will be about 70,686 MW comprising total capacity (as of December 2011) amounting 32,395 MW, total added capacity of 55,130 MW and deduction of the retired capacity totaling 16,839 MW.