Energy authorities and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) are drafting a Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB) to set up a zero carbon emission goal in response to the growing trends of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs).
The plan is based on the 2018 Power Development Plan and the country’s Oil Plan, Gas Plan, Alternative Energy Development Plan and Energy Efficiency Plan, all of which were introduced in 2018.
Kulit Sombasiri, permanent secretary for energy, said on Monday a deadline to attain the TIEB goals is yet to be determined, but it should not be too different from similar goals set in the US and EU, which have set 2050 as the date to achieve zero emissions, 10 years ahead of China.
“Before we…
