webfact Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Energy Min looking for alternatives amid Thepa power plant suspension BANGKOK, 5th February 2018 (NNT) – Assigned by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Ministry of Energy will find short-term measures to cope with power shortages as disagreement on the Thepa coal-fired power plant construction persists. Gen Prayut said he had instructed the Ministry of Energy to reach out to Thepa power plant protesters and find a way to settle differences in a peaceful fashion, adding that both sides must come up with a plan to tackle future shortages of power as the construction is currently suspended. He then asked the protesters and members of the public to understand the need for the project which will bring security and stability to the country’s energy production. Dismissing criticism that the government is incapable of listening, he said the government is in fact open to opinions and suggestions and that there are several channels where people can voice their concerns. For instance, millions of complaints have been submitted through Damrongtham Centers nationwide, and up to 90% of the complaints have been resolved. -- nnt 2018-02-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 here's a wacky idea, harness the power of that giant shiny thing in the sky that is seen for umpteen hours everyday, or those invisible gusts that blow in off the sea each day, or maybe even get onto some guy named Elon Musk, am sure he'll have a few ideas for stuff that might work. But obviously as the purveyors of such radical tech give significantly thinner envelopes it's a total non-starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: Gen Prayut said he had instructed the Ministry of Energy to reach out to Thepa power plant protesters and find a way to settle differences in a peaceful fashion, adding that both sides must come up with a plan to tackle future shortages of power as the construction is currently suspended. The only differences were that you decided to push ahead without the proper environmental and health studies. Now that the , stop blaming the protesters and do the job properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Am always curios how much energy is wasted. Solar cells are cheap. How many government buildings are there in the region which have solar cells ? Also, you can see many government buildings that have hundreds of singular air conditioning units. What is their efficiency ? How often are they maintained ? The current government should look at its own energy consumption first to be a model for the rest of Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Plenty of original ideas here for free thinking governments of which Thailand is not one of them. I like the one about chicken feathers. http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/garbage-energy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: Dismissing criticism that the government is incapable of listening Ah, the irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: Ah, the irony. Denying that they are in denial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Solar power is not that efficient yet, Windmills kill millions of birds each year. Musk is building his electric cars for a country that won't be able to effectively charge all of them with the present housing power capacity, especially in older houses. The green ideas are flawed except those with the high powered rose tinted glasses. Plus if India can still build all those new power plants there, why can't Thailand build just one? Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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