Assessment of Thailand’s Energy Policies and CO2 Emissions: Analyses of Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Power Generation

doi:10.3390/en5083074

This article is

freely available
re-usable

Energies 2012, 5(8), 3074-3093; doi:10.3390/en5083074

Article

Assessment of Thailand’s Energy Policies and CO₂ Emissions: Analyses of Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Power Generation

Kamphol Promjiraprawat and Bundit Limmeechokchai*

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, P.O. Box 22, Thammasat Rangsit Post Office, 12120 Pathum Thani, Thailand

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received: 19 May 2012; in revised form: 31 July 2012 / Accepted: 8 August 2012 / Published: 15 August 2012

Download PDF Full-Text [349 KB, uploaded 15 August 2012 14:19 CEST]

Abstract: This study assesses Thailand’s energy policies on renewable electricity generation and energy efficiency in industries and buildings. The CO₂ emissions from power generation expansion plans (PGEPs) are also evaluated. The PGEPs of CO₂ reduction targets of 20% and 40% emissions are also evaluated. Since 2008 Thai government has proposed the Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) for renewable energy utilization. Results from energy efficiency measures indicate total cost saving of 1.34% and cumulative CO₂ emission reduction of 59 Mt-CO₂ in 2030 when compared to the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario. It was found that subsidies in the AEDP will promote renewable energy utilization and provide substantial CO₂ mitigation. As a co-benefit, fuel import vulnerability can be improved by 27.31% and 14.27% for CO₂ reduction targets of 20% and 40%, respectively.

Keywords: power generation expansion planning (PGEP); CO₂ mitigation; emission reduction targets; fuel import vulnerability

Article Statistics

Click here to load and display the download statistics.

Cite This Article

MDPI and ACS Style

Promjiraprawat, K.; Limmeechokchai, B. Assessment of Thailand’s Energy Policies and CO₂ Emissions: Analyses of Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Power Generation. Energies 2012, 5, 3074-3093.

AMA Style

Promjiraprawat K, Limmeechokchai B. Assessment of Thailand’s Energy Policies and CO₂ Emissions: Analyses of Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Power Generation. Energies. 2012; 5(8):3074-3093.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Promjiraprawat, Kamphol; Limmeechokchai, Bundit. 2012. "Assessment of Thailand’s Energy Policies and CO₂ Emissions: Analyses of Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Power Generation." Energies 5, no. 8: 3074-3093.

Energies EISSN 1996-1073 Published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland RSS E-Mail Table of Contents Alert