george Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 PM urges Thais to help conserve oil and electricity BANGKOK: -- The Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged the public to help conserve energy after the value of Thailand’s oil imports in February ballooned to more than 40 billion baht. Oil now accounts for more than fifty percent of Thailand’s total imports, and is a key factor causing the country’s current trade deficit. The government is now considering ways to encourage diesel users to switch to natural gas vehicles (NGV) to help lower Thailand’s oil imports and trade deficit, Mr. Thaksin said during his weekly radio broadcast on Saturday. Electricity consumption peaked on 30 March at more than 20 thousand (20,211.5) megawatts, an increase of nearly nine hundred megawatts or around 5%. People should help by conserving electricity, although there are sufficient reserves, the PM said. Thailand’s electricity reserves are maintained at 20% and the peak in consumption earlier this week was still below the 7% earlier estimated increase, according to Kraisri Karnasutra, governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Thais should help conserve power produced by imported fuel as this makes electricity more expensive than natural gas, he said. -- TNA 2005-04-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquess Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I wish the central bank, would stop intervening to keep the Baht atificially low. Then perhaps this might go some way to help reduce oil costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 OK. From now on I'll use my pc with the monitor off. Is he still flying around in his own Air Force One? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I've only really started using aircon since yesterday. It's just so ###### hot hot hot these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Other_Mac Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 The government is now considering ways to encourage diesel users to switch to natural gas vehicles (NGV) to help lower Thailand’s oil imports and trade deficit, Mr. Thaksin said during his weekly radio broadcast on Saturday. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can somebody please tell Thaksin that at Thailand's temperatures, most diesel engines can burn vegetable oil without requiring modification. And the two densest oil crops are coconuts and palms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meemiathai Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 The government is now considering ways to encourage diesel users to switch to natural gas vehicles (NGV) to help lower Thailand’s oil imports and trade deficit, Mr. Thaksin said during his weekly radio broadcast on Saturday. Can somebody please tell Thaksin that at Thailand's temperatures, most diesel engines can burn vegetable oil without requiring modification. And the two densest oil crops are coconuts and palms... Why can't you tell him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Other_Mac Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 The government is now considering ways to encourage diesel users to switch to natural gas vehicles (NGV) to help lower Thailand’s oil imports and trade deficit, Mr. Thaksin said during his weekly radio broadcast on Saturday. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can somebody please tell Thaksin that at Thailand's temperatures, most diesel engines can burn vegetable oil without requiring modification. And the two densest oil crops are coconuts and palms... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why can't you tell him? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I just did. As much as I am able... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 (edited) Well, I'm doing my little bit to conserve energy. I don't make as many phone calls now so I don't have to recharge my battery as often. That'll please Taki I'm sure. Edited April 3, 2005 by Gazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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