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Expert Working Group Meeting on

Energy Connectivity

THAILAND

UNCC, Bangkok 13 December 2017

Expert Working Group Meeting on Energy Connectivity

THAILAND

Major

• r Cha

hallen llenges ges in n promoting moting Cross ss Bo Border der Elec ectr tricit icity y Connec nnecti tivi vity ty

• National impediments to promotion of power trade: Differing national policies
• Electricity industry restructuring and evolution into a power market
• Differing Electricity Supply Industry  Multilateral Power Trading is Challenging!
• Unharmonized operational & regulatory framework or tariff structure
• No common mechanism for power wheeling, pool rules, ensuring system reliability

& security

• Financing
• Techno-Economic Feasibility – “Win-Win”
• Concrete coordination and dialogue, “Political Will”

Concret crete e Examples mples and Good d practices ctices in addre ressing ssing th the challenge llenges

• Thailand Power Development Plan: PDP (2015-2036) identifies energy resource by

area in order to define purchase amount and the timeframe.

• The study of cross border electricity purchasing policy for promoting investments in

SEZs in Thailand

• The

e 1st

st multil

ltilater ateral al interco terconn nnectio ction: n: Laos,

• s, Thai

aila land nd, and d Malay aysi sia a Powe wer r Integr tegrati ation n Proj

• ject

ect (LTM-PIP). PIP).

• The agreement (MOU signed on Sep 2016) allows Malay

aysia ia to purchase the power from Laos

• s, transmitting through the transmission network of Thail

ilan and d . And Energy

THAILAND

Expert Working Group Meeting on Energy Connectivity

Role e of region ional al coope peration ration in addre ressing ssing th the challenges llenges.

• Natio

ional nal Energ rgy y Poli licy cy Co Council cil (NEP EPC) C) and the Sub-Commi Committ ttee e on Electric ctric Power er Co Coop

• pera

eration tion between en Thailand and and Neighbor ghboring ing Co Countries tries (S (S-EC ECTN) N)were appointed for examining the cross border power purchasing and giving the approval.

• “Interna

rnational tional Energy rgy coop

• pera

eratio tion n Ce Center er” was established by The Ministry of Energy aiming to build up knowledge and promote energy trade and investment. It provide sourcing and matching services to support

• investors. .”Business Matching”
• “International Energy Strategy Plan(2017-2021)” was adopted to ensure

that missions and activities on international cooperation of other departments are clear and compliance to Ministry’s strategy. Toward rds s “Action”.

What t should ld be th the main building lding blocks cks in deve veloping loping th the region ional al roadm dmap. ap.

• Synchronize National Power Development Plan and optimize the generation of

electricity

• Consider to harmonize regulatory frameworks and standards to facilitate regional

energy connectivity

• THAILAND

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