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Power Down Thai Electricity supply approaching critical levels
hua hin, thailand Another ASEAN meeting took place in Hua Hin recently, but this was a less heralded one. However the message to come out of the 26th ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA) Council Meeting held at the Dusit was a grim one. Suthep Chimklai, director of the system planning division of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Egat, said power reserves for Thailand over the next five years may be at critical levels unless a new power plant can be built as outlined in the Power Development Plan. He added that the latest protests by environmentalists in Chachoengsao resulted in the operators of two power plants deciding to change locations. That means that the two gas-fired power plants would be delayed by at least one year to 2014 and 2015. “We don’t know if there will be protests at the new locations,” said
countries in the region since Burma and Laos have plentiful fuel resources,” said Mr Suthep. The possibility of the development of broadband and high-speed internet along with power transmission lines was also discussed at the meeting, said Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul. Asean members are building 16 interconnected power Mr Suthep. “It’s another delay at a transmission networks, which are time when the domestic economy expected to be operational by 2015 is picking up. I think our power and the fibre-optic lines could also reserves will be critically low.” be used for broadband and internet. Mr Suthep said many coal-fired and nuclear plants needed to be built over the next 20 years to meet Your stars demand, and they are likely to face even more opposition. Exchange rates Egat is planning alternatives such as buying more power from other Play page 3 countries and a pooled power facility and generation grid with other Premier league news Asean members, he said after the meeting. “Thailand could benefit Donkeys from power grid links between
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