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"The fallout from the global energy crisis is pushing Thailand to accelerate
its shift to renewables after dragging its feet for years, the latest country
to embrace wind and solar in order to reduce dependence on imported fuel.
The country was forced to rethink its renewable energy strategy following last
year’s surge in natural gas prices sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
said Wattanapong Kurovat, director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning
Office. The situation was exacerbated by the drop in local production.
“When we called on renewables plants to sell us more energy last year, we found
that what we had was really all there was,” Mr Wattanapong said in an interview
in Bangkok. “We couldn’t call for more when we needed it.”
While some countries are responding to the surge in global fuel prices by
investing more in coal mines or gas fields, others — like Thailand — are
looking at solar panels and wind turbines to make themselves more energy
independent.
As part of an energy security push, the government last month announced winners
for a power purchase plan covering rroughly 5 gigawatts of renewables — the
biggest so-called feed-in tariff programme to date — that is set to essentially
double wind and solar capacity by 2030. On top of that, authorities are now
also planning another round for 3.67 gigawatts later this year, said Mr
Wattanapong."
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