Disruptive technology could help generate more power from renewable sources, prompting energy policymakers to revise the country's power load forecast for the next 20 years, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo). Eppo director-general Twarath Sutabutr said renewable energy and power storage technology are booming and will help generate more power from renewable sources. The findings are a change from the previous forecast of 2.5% annual growth in power demand and peak power demand of nearly 30,000MW. Mr Tienchai said the new power load forecast is based on the assumption of GDP growth averaging 3.78% a year, down from the previous assumption of 3.9%. Moreover, EVs in the Thai market are forecast to elevate power demand by 5.78 billion kilowatt-hours, equivalent to 2,466MW of power.

Source: Bangkok Post November 29, 2017 22:18 UTC