Govt denies cancelling coal-fired plant for Krabi

[webfact]

Govt denies cancelling coal-fired plant for Krabi
By The Nation

 

 

Academics urge long-term solutions to southern demand, including renewables

 

KRABI: -- ACADEMICS HAVE said the decision to revisit and improve the environmental study on the Krabi coal-fired power plant is only a short-term solution and urged the government to pursue long-term options to satisfy the demand for power in the South.

 

Meanwhile, the government has emphasised that the country needs a new coal-fired power plant, while the decision to revisit the Environment and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) study does not mean the cancellation of the project.

 

The government on Sunday reached an agreement with power-plant protesters and pledged to revisit the public-participation process in the EHIA study, ending demonstrations in Bangkok and prolonged protests over the past two years.

 

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[maoro2013]

I thought the project was given the go ahead according to yesterdays reports.

[yardrunner]

1 hour ago, maoro2013 said:

I thought the project was given the go ahead according to yesterdays reports.

depends on which spokesman spoke last

[sagittarius6999]

The only reason the government wants a coal fired plant is the Chinese, They will want to export coal to Thailand in exchange for a good deal on the railway the Chinese are funding

[elgordo38]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

KRABI: -- ACADEMICS HAVE said the decision to revisit and improve the environmental study on the Krabi coal-fired power plant is only a short-term solution and urged the government to pursue long-term options to satisfy the demand for power in the South.

After reading the article on the condition of Pattaya sidewalks and the picture of the stuck truck methinks that short term solutions are in the cards for everything gone wrong in Thailand. Talk of maintenance and long term options are not an option. Today is today  who gives a rats you know what about tomorrow and yes there are lots of them scurrying around. I see them squashed flat on the road everyday.