THAILAND: Thailand’s Power Development Plan (PDP) 2018-2037

Meta Data
Title in national language: 
แผนพัฒนากำลังการผลิตไฟฟ้าของประเทศไทย พ.ศ. 2561 - 2580 ฉบับปรับปรุงครั้งที่ 1
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2018
Effective End Year: 
2037
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Power
Energy Types: 
All, Coal, Oil, Power, Gas, Renewable, Hydropower, Other
Issued by: 
Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
Notes: 
No official English translation available
Source: 
Ministry of Energy (TH)
File: 
Thailand’s Power Development Plan (PDP) (2018–2037) (TH)
Overall Summary: 
Thailand’s Power Development Plan (PDP) 2018-2037 (Rev. 1) aims to improve energy efficiency and enhance energy security in Thailand. The PDP 2018 focuses on: (1) Energy Security: coping with the increasing power demand to correspond to the National Economic and Social Development Plan and taking into account fuel diversification; (2) Economy: maintaining an appropriate cost of power generation for long-term economic competitiveness; and (3) Environment: lessening the carbon dioxide footprint of power generation and focusing on renewable energy sources.
Efficiency
EE targets: 
Estimated energy targets for the PDP2018 rev.1: Fuel: Energy Efficiency, current %: -; % in 2037: 6.
Renewable Energy
RE targets: 
Estimated energy targets for the PDP2018 rev.1: Fuel: Imported hydro power, current %: 7; % in 2037: 9. --- The PDP sets a goal of new power capacity of 56,431 MW, of which renewable energy projects are planned to account for 20,766 MW, or about 37%.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Energy mix: 
Estimated energy targets for the PDP2018 rev.1: Fuel: Imported hydro power, current %: 7; % in 2037: 9. Fuel: Clean coal including lignite, current %: 20; % in 2037: 12. Fuel: Alternative energy, current %: 8; % in 2037: 20. Fuel: Natural gas, current %: 64; % in 2037: 53. Fuel: Diesel/Fuel oil, current %: 1; % in 2037: -. Fuel: Energy Efficiency, current %: -; % in 2037: 6.