Overview of the energy-economic status of Laos and Thailand
Laos is an agriculture-based economy. Though the agriculture sector is the largest economic sector, There is no refinery capacity, nor a railway system in this country.
The energy consumption pattern in Laos is characterized by very low conventional energy consumption. Wood accounts for the biggest share of total primary energy consumption, followed by the imported petroleum products and hydropower. Electricity consumption and energy use per capita in Laos are significantly lower than that of Thailand.
Thailand was dominated by both industrial and service sectors. There is high energy demand, it is inevitable that energy imports hold the largest share of total energy supply e.g., crude, petroleum products, natural gas, and electricity. In addition, Thailand plans to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Middle East.
the total electricity generate on in Thailand comes from natural gas, followed by lignite, hydropower, fuel oil, and biomass, respectively.
To avoid these complexities, power import, is now considered as the alternative supply source for Thailand in the future.