rooster59 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Power plant protesters end protest Opponents of the Krabi’s coal-fired power plant project have agreed to end their protest held in front of the Government House and to return to their home province after the government agreed to conduct a new environment and health impacts assessment (EHIA) study of the project. The decision to end the protest was announced at the protest site in a joint press conference attended by First Army Region commander Lt-Gen Apirat Kongsompong, government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern Kaeokamnerd and three core leaders of the protesters. Police agreed to free five core protest leaders before noon today after their arrest on Saturday morning. 11 protesters were released earlier also in the same morning today. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/power-plant-protesters-end-protest/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-02-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Govt gives in to protesters’ demands to order new study of Krabi coal-fired plant By Pratch Rujivanarom, Sakda Samoephob The Nation BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT has accepted demands from protesters and ordered that the Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) of the Krabi coal-fired power plant be restarted from the beginning. The move has concerned officials at the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), who voiced fears that the delay would affect power stability in the South. After a tense confrontation between protesters opposed to the plant and state officials, which escalated after Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha approved the controversial coal plant on Friday, the government backed down yesterday and agreed to protesters’ demands, ordering that the public participation process within the EHIA be restarted. Authorities also released five prominent leaders of the protest who were arrested and detained at the 11th Military Circle in Bangkok on Saturday. Prayut said work on the coal-fired power plant would not be allowed unless the project passed the EHIA. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30306725 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-02-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 If the protesters believe any review will overturn the go ahead for this project I think that they are going to be very disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymonddiaz Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 you got fooled by the military. They are just buying time. Things will settle down and they will go on with the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Not sure exactly what this means on a macro scale re: protests, but this is the first time I can remember that the Junta has backed down. On a micro-scale the EGAoT will probably not be able to competently complete the required studies, so suspect this plant will never be constructed. Edited February 20, 2017 by mtls2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Great News................. Edited February 20, 2017 by sawadeeken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 2 hours ago, mtls2005 said: Not sure exactly what this means on a macro scale re: protests, but this is the first time I can remember that the Junta has backed down. On a micro-scale the EGAoT will probably not be able to competently complete the required studies, so suspect this plant will never be constructed. maybe. Thinking of all the possible solar panels to create energy there must be a lot of money going from hand to hand to build the plant. Who cared for any environment in the past when it came to money? Greediness = Thainess. In this generation there will be no change. It's sad but true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 2 hours ago, edwinchester said: If the protesters believe any review will overturn the go ahead for this project I think that they are going to be very disappointed. as one of the thousands of protesters since the very beginning nearly 3 years ago, i can say that if anybody thinks that we will settle for an environmental review & assessment that is anything less than completely honest and transparent, they are going to be very disappointed. WE IN KRABI WILL NEVER THIS ALLOW COAL PLANT TO BE BUILT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldozer Dawn Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, jenifer d said: as one of the thousands of protesters since the very beginning nearly 3 years ago, i can say that if anybody thinks that we will settle for an environmental review & assessment that is anything less than completely honest and transparent, they are going to be very disappointed. WE IN KRABI WILL NEVER THIS ALLOW COAL PLANT TO BE BUILT!!! Don't get your hopes up. Coal stocks listed on the SET have rallied this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said: maybe. Thinking of all the possible solar panels to create energy there must be a lot of money going from hand to hand to build the plant. Who cared for any environment in the past when it came to money? Greediness = Thainess. In this generation there will be no change. It's sad but true our anti-coal coalition has put forth plans, over a year ago, to the tripartate committee, of viable biomass and solar coming at both construction and delivery/usage cost equal or less than coal... we submitted substantial environmental data as well... there are undoubtedly some very big fingers in this pie, but we in Krabi WILL NOT back down!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, jenifer d said: WE IN KRABI WILL NEVER THIS ALLOW COAL PLANT TO BE BUILT!!! a slight correction from the original^^^ oops, my bad (blush) WE IN KRABI WILL NEVER ALLOW THIS COAL PLANT TO BE BUILT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorristheRunt Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, jenifer d said: a slight correction from the original^^^ oops, my bad (blush) WE IN KRABI WILL NEVER ALLOW THIS COAL PLANT TO BE BUILT!!! Total respect for what you are doing, but please watch your back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optad Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 As mentioned coal prices have been buoyant lately. 'Clean' coal technology is going to affect renewables until storage gets addresses critical mass needs. Renewables are the future and will become less expensive and more efficent into the next decades but countries who have fewer carbon obligations and peak power needs will need coal or gas plants in the interim. That is until the technologies are refined elsewhere and shared. THe review as mentioned here and as a possible win, reminds me of the Yes Minister episode, and Hacker needing a report, a favorable report to dump a British chemical plant producing dioxcin. THe Henderson report was nicely tweaked for political ends. A rare win for Hacker over Humphry if i recall correctly. As sure as night follows day, same will happen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 20 hours ago, rooster59 said: after the government agreed to conduct a new environment and health impacts assessment (EHIA) study of the project. You fought the hard fight and got a small victory well maybe not this government is a juggernaut when it comes to decision making. Its their way or the highway I am afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldozer Dawn Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Why is a coal fired plant not the best and safest option (for Thailand)? Why is Krabi not the most logical location for the new plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 16 hours ago, jenifer d said: our anti-coal coalition has put forth plans, over a year ago, to the tripartate committee, of viable biomass and solar coming at both construction and delivery/usage cost equal or less than coal... we submitted substantial environmental data as well... there are undoubtedly some very big fingers in this pie, but we in Krabi WILL NOT back down!!! Should I look under Fiction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 16 hours ago, sawadee1947 said: maybe. Thinking of all the possible solar panels to create energy there must be a lot of money going from hand to hand to build the plant. Who cared for any environment in the past when it came to money? Greediness = Thainess. In this generation there will be no change. It's sad but true While you are thinking about all those solar panels, spare some time for the 16 hours per day when they are producing SFA. Perhaps those making the decisions are thinking more about the need for electricity and less about inflated claims of environmental damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 What is troubling is that no notable global warming celebrities have involved themselves in this discussion. Where are Al Gore or Barack Obama ? Only Green Peace has voiced an opinion. Maybe the notables of global warming do not want to mess up their vacation plans, but then a spewing coal fired electric generation plant could do just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, yellowboat said: What is troubling is that no notable global warming celebrities have involved themselves in this discussion. Where are Al Gore or Barack Obama ? Only Green Peace has voiced an opinion. Maybe the notables of global warming do not want to mess up their vacation plans, but then a spewing coal fired electric generation plant could do just that. Spewing what, electricity? Do you think they'd prefer sitting around a fire singing Kumbaya while passing around the Greenpiss donation bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 21 hours ago, jenifer d said: as one of the thousands of protesters since the very beginning nearly 3 years ago, i can say that if anybody thinks that we will settle for an environmental review & assessment that is anything less than completely honest and transparent, they are going to be very disappointed. WE IN KRABI WILL NEVER THIS ALLOW COAL PLANT TO BE BUILT!!! Sincerely, I hope you win. Coal fired plants have no place in the world these days and just hope the General has the sense to back down even after previously giving the plant the go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybole Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 As I remember, Thailand has few coal resources and even they are of a high bitumous type making the coal unsuitable for poerd station use. Thailand will have to import fuel for this project. Which general holds the monopoly on coal imports and stands to make a profit when the plant is up and running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldozer Dawn Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Why is a coal fired plant not the best and safest option (for Thailand)? Why is Krabi not the most logical location for the new plant? I am still happy to receive meaningful answers to these two questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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