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Thailand set to buy hydropower from China in 2014
The Associated Press. July 9, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/09/business/AS-FIN-Thailand-China-Electricity.php
BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand plans to buy 3,000 megawatts of
electricity from China to meet the country's increasing demand, Energy
Ministry Permanent Secretary Pornchai Rujiprapa said Monday.
The electricity from hydropower plants in southern China will be
delivered to Thailand in 2014. A memorandum of understanding is
expected to be signed by the end of this year, Pornchai said.
The electricity purchase from China is part of the government's power
supply plan to meet Thailand's projected growth in electricity demand
growth of around 5 percent annually over the next decade.
Thailand also plans to buy a total of 5,000 MW of electricity from
hydropower projects in Laos, which will be delivered by 2021, said
Pornchai.
Under the current power development plan, Thailand's current 27,789-MW
installed capacity will increase by 39,676 MW between 2007 and 2021. |
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