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An Alternative Power Development Plan for Thailand
An Alternative Power Development Plan for Thailand
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.
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