Ministry of Energy (Thailand)
| กระทรวงพลังงาน | |
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| Formed | 3 October 2002 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Thailand |
| Headquarters | 555/2 Energy Complex Building B, Vibhavadi-Rangsit Rd, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 |
| Annual budget | 2,010,448,900 baht (2011) |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www.energy.go.th |
The Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: กระทรวงพลังงาน; RTGS: Krasuang Phalang Ngan) is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand.
Disparate energy departments were consolidated by the government with the establishment of the National Energy Policy Committee in 1992 (B.E.2535) under the National Energy Policy Council Act (1992). It is responsible for managing the energy sector in Thailand, including granting energy operating licenses and issuing energy pricing regulations. Thaksin Shinawatra, then prime minister in 2002, established the Bureau of Energy on 2 November 2001, B.E.2544, which was later upgraded to the Ministry of Energy in 2002 pursuant to the Restructuring of Government Organization Act (2002).
Thailand's Power Development Plan (PDP). is the nation's roadmap for electric power generation, distribution, and consumption. The plan, prepared by the Ministry of Energy (MOE) and EGAT, is issued iteratively. The previous edition, PDP2010 Revision 3, covered the years 2012-2030.
Along with the PDP, the MOE produces several subsidiary plans that roll up into the PDP:
PDP2015 begins with the assumptions that:
PDP2015 projects the following changes in Thailand electrical power generation fuel mix over the period 2014-2036:
PDP2015 projects that Thailand's CO2 emissions from power generation will rise from 86,998,000 tons in 2015 to 104,075,000 tons in 2036.
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