Thailand

Myanmar's power market.

Off to the ground-breaking ceremony.

Myanmar needs more power for industries.

PV installations growing at 50% annually.

Wind generated power sold.

Thailand’s Power Development Plan (PDP) is the master investment plan for the country’s power system development prepared by the state-owned Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). The official PDP 2010 reflects a planning process in crisis by selecting excessive amounts of controversial, expensive, risky, and polluting power plants over cheaper, cleaner, and safer alternatives, the PDP is at odds with both Thai energy policy as well as the interests of the vast majority of Thai people.

Canada's SNC-Lavalin made Thailand its regional centre for thermal power plants in effort to tap demand in Asia-Pacific.

Activists suspect collusion between the Thai government and Cambodia over alleged plans to build a nuclear power plant on the island of Koh Kong.

Powerway won the EPC contract for an 18MW PV plant in Thailand against off local and international competition.

Thailand energy minister announced that the country will conduct a study on the construction of a nuclear power plant.

Myanmar is hoping to retain 200 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from the 1 billion cubic feet per day it exports to Thailand.

New names emerged at this year's awards held in Thailand.

A three-day power conference and exhibition will wrap up October 5 at the Challenger Hall 1, Impact Exhibition & Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.The conference highlights include the joint plenary discussion on strategy and technology trends for a power hungry region, panel discussions on current power developments in finance and investment and on fuel as a driver for choices in power generation as well as POWER-GEN Asia 2012 summary session.At the opening ceremony last October 3, Dr. Norkun Sitthiphong (permanent secretary of the Thailand’s Ministry of Energy), Pongdith Potchana (deputy governor of Corporate Social Responsibility, EGAT, Thailand), and Darryl Wilson (president and chief executive officer of GE Power and Water Aero Products, USA) were invited as presenters/lecturers.Among the topics discussed during the said meet were Steam Turbine Modernization, Emerging Energy Trends, Boiler Modernization, Gas Turbine Fuel Flexibility, Generation Portfolio Choices, Converting Waste-to-Energy Plants from Waste Destruction to Waste Utilization, Generator Life Cycle Technology, Combined Heat and Power, Managing Risks in the Power Sector, and IPP Market Focus, among others. (by Rogelio Constantino Medina)

Thailand's Sunny Bangchak, a 44MW PV plant, has been connected and can now help mitigate 32,000 tons of CO2 emissions.

Thailand and the European Union continue joint efforts to enhance renewable energy development with a two-day seminar.

Myanmar's clean coal plant to be built at Dawei special economic zone may now push through with Thailand and Japan providing loans.