Power in South stable without Krabi plant: academics

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Power in South stable without Krabi plant: academics
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

 

Short-term supply sufficient although annual growth set at 4%

 

BANGKOK: -- ACADEMICS said yesterday that the southern region would still have stable power generation in the near future even without the proposed Krabi coal-fired power plant, although Thailand would have to invest in some form of new power generation in the long term.

 

Meanwhile, the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) sent an official letter to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) on Monday asking the agency to comply with a prime ministerial order to conduct a new Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) regarding the Krabi plant.

 

Decharut Sukkumnoed, a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of Kasetsart University, said the southern region still had enough power to meet demand even though the coal-fired plant project had been halted by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s order regarding the EHIA.

 

“We have to understand that the power demand can be categorised into three types: the fundamental demand for average daily power usage, the daily maximum demand for the highest power consumption per day, and the annual peak for the highest power demand in a year,” Decharut said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30307562

 

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[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

although Thailand would have to invest in some form of new power generation in the long term.

The developers have already offered to build a gas-fired power plant elsewhere as an alternative to the coal-fired power plant in Krabi. The issue sounds less one of energy supply than one of preset government corruption?

[zyphodb]

Some Hisos are obviously getting some very nice backhanders for these coal fired power stations,

 far more important than the environmental cost 

[Eric Loh]

Sorry the Krabi coal plant will be built one way or the other. Don't believed in Prayut cancellation of the EIA study will be the final death knell to the plant. His past broken promises evident of his untrustworthiness. The plant construction already awarded to a Chinese-Thai consortium and the coal supply will be from Banpu mines in Indonesia, Australia and Africa. Done deal and no turning back. Just watch the space.  

[Brer Fox]

3 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Sorry the Krabi coal plant will be built one way or the other. Don't believed in Prayut cancellation of the EIA study will be the final death knell to the plant. His past broken promises evident of his untrustworthiness. The plant construction already awarded to a Chinese-Thai consortium and the coal supply will be from Banpu mines in Indonesia, Australia and Africa. Done deal and no turning back. Just watch the space.  

No one should be in the least surprised if the word "submarine" was mentioned somewhere in small print in this Chinese/Thai contract.