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Pongsak touts coal as solution to energy woes

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Published: 22 Feb 2013 at 00.00
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Thailand must consider coal-fired power plants or invest in energy production overseas to meet surging demand for electricity, the energy minister says.

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The country needs to secure an additional 25,000 megawatts (MW) of power to meet rising demand, Pongsak Raktapongpaisarn said yesterday.

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3rivers
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Discussion 3 : 22 Feb 2013 at 09.243
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Here's one of the ways it could get dangerous for Thailand. Besides technology, innovation and an abundant labor force, one of Thailand's export competitors now has very cheap, new energy resources. Shale gas is one of the biggest global game changers we will ever see in our lifetimes, and the USA is blessed with it. And it will be a very fast transition, it's not new technology. Jimmy Carter spoke about it in his infamous Crisis of Confidence speech, in 1979.
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Routine maintenance during the peak of summer? This must be a joke.
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Discussion 1 : 22 Feb 2013 at 04.491
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The electricity price is now 3.76 baht per unit.Why are renters charged 7-8 baht per unit.
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