Climate Finance Policies for the New Government
‘Climate Finance Policies for the New Government’, presented by Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Director of CFNT
Power Development Plan (PDP)
Unlocking Asean’s grid for green growth
Thailand is taking a significant step towards renewable energy, targeting half of its electricity generation from renewable sources by 2037 under the recently drafted Power Development Plan 2024 (PDP2024). However, achieving this goal is dependent on the Asean Power Grid, a region-wide initiative first proposed in 1997 to interconnect the electricity infrastructures of Asean member […]
CFNT launch ceremony and research synopsis, “Fossil Reckoning: Valuation of Coal and Gas Stranded Assets in Thailand.”
On June 21, 2024, from 08:30 to 12:30, at Sakura Room, 4th Floor, Nikko Hotel Bangkok, CFNT inaugurated its network and unveiled its inaugural research findings on ‘Fossil Reckoning: Valuation of Coal and Gas Stranded Assets in Thailand.’ The event also featured a panel discussion titled ‘Empowering Thailand’s Climate Action: Leveraging the New National Energy […]
How green is the energy from our hydro dams?
Thailand’s National Energy Plan (NEP) — a blueprint outlining the country’s energy strategy from 2023 to 2037, has earned praise for its goals to increase the use of clean renewable energy in Thailand. The plan states that by 2050, half of electricity consumed must be clean and renewable energy –solar cells, wind, biomass, small nuclear […]
Navigating Thailand’s energy transition
In Thailand’s National Energy Plan (NEP) — a blueprint outlining the country’s energy strategy from 2023 to 2037 — a small portion of nuclear energy is included as one form of alternative energy. The NEP has set the goal that 50% of energy for consumption must come from clean and renewable sources like wind, solar, […]
Energy shift calls for open markets, more renewables
The awaited new Power Development Plan (PDP) will be finalised by the second quarter of this year. The PDP— which is scheduled to be implemented between 2024 and 2037, will focus more on renewable energy. Prasert Sinsukprasert, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Energy, says the new PDP aligns with Thailand’s climate change goal […]
Thailand’s LNG addiction derails its climate actions
Despite commitments to increase the share of renewable energy to combat climate change and promises to adhere to the 1.5°C target outlined by the Paris Agreement, Thailand’s appetite for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tells a different story, putting the country’s sustainable future in jeopardy. In 2023, Thailand experienced a notable surge in LNG imports, reaching […]