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Thailand ramps up shift to renewables

High gas costs and dwindling domestic supplies increase urgency of adding wind and solar power

A solar installation in Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya is operated by BCPG Plc, the clean power generation arm of the energy company Bangchak Corporation Plc. (Photo: BCPG)

The fallout from the global energy crisis is pushing Thailand to accelerate its shift to renewables after dragging its feet for years, the latest country to embrace wind and solar in order to reduce dependence on imported fuel.

The country was forced to rethink its renewable energy strategy following last year’s surge in natural gas prices sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said Wattanapong Kurovat, director-general of the Energy Policy…

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