Thailand joins ASEAN bloc in driving toward greener energy

Thailand joins ASEAN bloc in driving toward greener energy

Thailand's Energy Minister Anantaporn Kanjanarat joined the 34th ASEAN
Ministers on Energy Meetings (34th AMEM) held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from
September 21-22.

The 34th AMEM meeting was held under the topic "Towards Greener Community
with Cleaner Energy" with a common aim at driving ASEAN into a clean and
environmentally-friendly energy community.

A directive agreed upon by the 10 ASEAN energy ministers focused on the
gearing up the development of renewable energy and the implementation under
the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2010-2015, which
aims at developing clean energy, including the use of clean coal technology
as well as cooperation in infrastructural integration and marketing for
renewable energy resources within the region.

The member states have targeted to achieve a 20% reduction in energy
intensity by 2020 and a 23%increase in the use of renewable energy sources
by 2025.

ASEAN has also targeted to connect physical gas pipelines (a total distance
of 3,673 kilometers) under bilateral cooperation between six member
countries and open six re-gasification stations.

In addition, ASEAN plans to implement eight projects with a combined
electrical generating capacity of more than 1,700 MW.

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Ref:
http://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/thailand-joins-asean-bloc-driving-to
ward-greener-energy-149749

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com