Pathway toward Carbon Neutrality in Thailand’s Electric Power Sector

📆 Date and time: Mar 8, 2024 1:00 PM Bangkok

✒️ Assoc.Prof.Dr.Kulyos Audomvongseree

Director of Energy Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University

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To avoid the potential adverse impacts of climate change from global warming, it is suggested that the target of net zero emissions should be reached by this mid-century. Thailand is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Since electricity generation is one of the largest producers of carbon dioxide emission, the associated emissions must be greatly reduced. New generation expansion plans should also be well developed.

This webinar focuses on the development of generation expansion plans considering Thailand’s latest policies, allowing new electricity generation technologies having low emissions, e.g., solar PV with battery and hydrogen blending in natural gas, to be integrated into generation expansion planning. Four scenarios with different levels of hydrogen mix are discussed.

Key findings indicate that Thailand can achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 by promoting more use of renewable energy together with increased use of land for solar PV installation and hydrogen blended in natural gas. The lesson learned from this study provides crucial information about possible pathways to achieve carbon neutrality in the electricity sector.