Final decision expected today on Krabi coal-fired power plant

[webfact]

Final decision expected today on Krabi coal-fired power plant
By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM
THE NATION

 

 

EGAT insists diverse energy portfolio is needed, overriding environmental issues

 

KRABI: -- THE FINAL decision on the Krabi coal-fired power plant will be made today amid an uproar about the value of the plant and Thailand’s future energy policy.

 

After two years of conflict over the construction of the plant in the resource-rich province, the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) committee is scheduled to announce a decision today.

 

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) governor Kornrasit Pakchotanon said he hoped the outcome will be in his organisation’s favour, as the country urgently needed the plant to ensure the stability of power generation.

 

“If the Krabi coal-fired power plant project is rejected, we will have to admit it and develop a new gas power plant elsewhere in the South. The power stability of our country is at stake and we need a new fossil-fuel power plant to ensure that there will not be power shortages in the future,” Kornrasit said, adding that the South had the highest risk of generation shortfalls nationwide.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30306546

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-02-17

[norbra]

I have just read a report from Australia to the effect that new coal technology for cleaner power is still 30% more expensive than gas fired generation and is 50% more polluting.

[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

“If the Krabi coal-fired power plant project is rejected, we will have to admit it and develop a new gas power plant elsewhere in the South.

Sounds like a great plan - just go do it!

[webfact]

NEPC resolves to build Krabi coal-fired power plant
By The Nation

 

National Energy Policy Committee announces its decision to go ahead with the Krabi power plant project at the Government House Friday.

 

BANGKOK: -- National Energy Policy Committee has resolved to continue the construction of the Krabi coal-fired power plant, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Friday.

 

The decision was made by the committee during a meeting at the Government House Friday, amid an uproar about the value of the plant and Thailand’s future energy policy.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30306561

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-02-17

[Srikcir]

Score

Government     1

People           Never

[Stargeezr]

Good for Thailand building this, ONE powerplant, for you critics, go to India and see their many

new coal power plants. Do your demonstrations there in India, if you must protest!

Geezer

[phil2407]

What an <deleted> arse he is - Gas is a fossil fuel - wonder what agreement he has with the coal men - if the infrastructure would allow it (instead of submarines and all the committees sub committees and doing jack shit) they is enough rain here to generate electric power - by dams 

but guessing Mai Bpen Rai 

wonder what will happen to the scenery if built - cooling towers or the ocean 

[lungnorm]

1 hour ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Good for Thailand building this, ONE powerplant, for you critics, go to India and see their many

new coal power plants. Do your demonstrations there in India, if you must protest!

Geezer

And China they build one per week.

[Stargeezr]

I agree, that both China and India should quit building their hundreds of plants, or the 

worlds protest groups should all gather in those two countries, before dissing one power plant 

beind built in other parts of the world.

Geezer