If the government decides to cancel the Krabi plant, Egat would look for a new site to ensure a new coal-fired power plant is built to supply electricity to the South under the Power Development Plan (PDP 2015), he said. Under the original plan, Krabi was one of two locations selected for a new power plant. He said Egat was still confident the government would approve the construction of the coal-fired power plant, because power shortages would have considerable impact, and it was the people who would suffer. The 800-megawatt Krabi plant is planned for Nua Klong district, which is part of the Krabi Environment Protection Zone on the Andaman Sea coast. Egat is also conducting an environmental and health impact assessment for a coal-fired power plant in Songkhla's Thepha district, with a capacity of 1,000MW.

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2016 04:52 UTC