Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy of Thailand, Mr. Norkun Sitthiphong said Thursday that the government has approved 75 projects to be implemented in 2012 to promote the use of alternative energy sources.
This year will focus on energy efficiency, developing alternative energy sources and develop new strategic plans in the industry.
According to experts, for all projects require more than 3.2 billion Baht, of which 200 million Baht will be spent on improvingenergy efficiency in Thailand.
We recall that in June 2012, when all the blocks will be launched the world's largest solar power plant in the province Lompburi, 84megawatts of power, Thailand will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around 1.3 million tonnes and reduce fuel imports by35.000 tonnes per year.
As expected, in the next 10 years, increased use of alternative energy in Thailand will increase from its current level of 12% to25%!
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