As developing country that heavily depending on imported
fossil fuels for power generation, Thailand already experienced
adverse impacts of energy crisis that could become major barriers
for the country’s future development. The country improves its
power development plan for the next decades to enhance higher
proportion of renewable energy generation. The critical questions
are how realistic of the plan’ s targets compared to existing
physical supplies and technical potentials, which technology
should be more pronounced, and how fast the plan’s impacts
can be acknowledged [3]. During 1993–2008, carbon dioxide
emissions from electricity generation in Thailand have increased
by 16.5 percent and this large amount is the result of demand
growth in electricity production (27.8 percent between 1993 and
2008). Department of Alternative Energy Development and
Efficiency (DEDE) reported the forecasted amount of GHGs
emission from Thailand would reach 559 MtCO2 over period
2005–2020. Fig. 1 shows historical emission trend from electricity
generation in Thailand during 1986-2008. Average growth of total
GHGs emission is estimated to be 3.2 percent per year while
estimated emission from energy sector is 4.7 percent per year [4].
Ministry of Energy (MOE) reported the CO2 emission per capita of
Thailand increased from 1.85 to 3.06 during 1993 to 2008 and
electricity consumption per population raised from 965 to
2129 kWh per capita during 1993 to 2008, respectively [5]. The
study of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
estimated every one kilowatt-hour of electricity produced in
Thailand emits CO2 approximately 0.5 kilogram. To strengthen
national energy security and reducing GHG emission from energy
sector, Thailand could effectively promote renewable energy
generation from its main agricultural products and residues.
As developing country that heavily depending on imported
fossil fuels for power generation, Thailand already experienced
adverse impacts of energy crisis that could become major barriers
for the country’s future development. The country improves its
power development plan for the next decades to enhance higher
proportion of renewable energy generation. The critical questions
are how realistic of the plan’ s targets compared to existing
physical supplies and technical potentials, which technology
should be more pronounced, and how fast the plan’s impacts
can be acknowledged [3]. During 1993–2008, carbon dioxide
emissions from electricity generation in Thailand have increased
by 16.5 percent and this large amount is the result of demand
growth in electricity production (27.8 percent between 1993 and
2008). Department of Alternative Energy Development and
Efficiency (DEDE) reported the forecasted amount of GHGs
emission from Thailand would reach 559 MtCO2 over period
2005–2020. Fig. 1 shows historical emission trend from electricity
generation in Thailand during 1986-2008. Average growth of total
GHGs emission is estimated to be 3.2 percent per year while
estimated emission from energy sector is 4.7 percent per year [4].
Ministry of Energy (MOE) reported the CO2 emission per capita of
Thailand increased from 1.85 to 3.06 during 1993 to 2008 and
electricity consumption per population raised from 965 to
2129 kWh per capita during 1993 to 2008, respectively [5]. The
study of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
estimated every one kilowatt-hour of electricity produced in
Thailand emits CO2 approximately 0.5 kilogram. To strengthen
national energy security and reducing GHG emission from energy
sector, Thailand could effectively promote renewable energy
generation from its main agricultural products and residues.
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