Power in South stable without Krabi plant: academics
Academics said on February 28 that the southern region would still have stable power generation in the near future even without the proposed Krabi coal-fired power plant, although Thailand would have to invest in some form of new power generation in the long term. Meanwhile, the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning sent an official letter to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand on Monday asking the agency to comply with a prime ministerial order to conduct a new Environmental and Health Impact Assessment regarding the Krabi plant. Decharut Sukkumnoed, a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of Kasetsart University, said the southern region still had enough power to meet demand even though the coal-fired plant project had been halted by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s order regarding the EHIA.
