The Thai government’s ambitious energy strategy was launched with a target to increase energy production by renewable energy resources from 0.5 percent of total energy consumption in 2002 to 8 percent in 2011, excluding traditional energy from wood and charcoal. The share of renewable energy production, 8 percent, is equal to 6,540 ktoe. This production of energy consists of electricity at 1,060 ktoe, heat at 3,910 ktoe and bio-fuel at 1,570 ktoe