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Expert Working Group Meeting on Energy Connectivity THAILAND UNCC, Bangkok 13 December 2017

THAILAND THAILAND Major or Cha hallen llenges ges in n promoting moting Cross ss Bo Border der Elec ectr tricit icity y Connec nnecti tivi vity ty  National impediments to promotion of power trade: Differing national policies  Electricity industry restructuring and evolution into a power market - Differing Electricity Supply Industry  Multilateral Power Trading is Challenging! - Unharmonized operational & regulatory framework or tariff structure - No common mechanism for power wheeling, pool rules, ensuring system reliability & security  Financing  Techno-Economic Feasibility – “Win - Win”  Concrete coordination and dialogue, “Political Will” Concret crete e Examples mples and Good d practices ctices in addre ressing ssing th the challenge llenges  Thailand Power Development Plan: PDP (2015-2036) identifies energy resource by area in order to define purchase amount and the timeframe.  The study of cross border electricity purchasing policy for promoting investments in SEZs in Thailand  The e 1 st st multil ltilater ateral al interco terconn nnectio ction: n: Laos, os, Thai aila land nd, and d Malay aysi sia a Powe wer r Integr tegrati ation n Proj oject ect (LTM-PIP). PIP). - The agreement (MOU signed on Sep 2016) allows Malay aysia ia to purchase the power Expert Working Group Meeting on Energy Connectivity from Laos os, transmitting through the transmission network of Thail ilan and d . And Energy

THAILAND Role e of region ional al coope peration ration in addre ressing ssing th the challenges llenges.  Natio ional nal Energ rgy y Poli licy cy Co Council cil (NEP EPC) C) and the Sub-Commi Committ ttee e on Electric ctric Power er Co Coop opera eration tion between en Thailand and and Neighbor ghboring ing Co Countries tries (S (S-EC ECTN) N)were appointed for examining the cross border power purchasing and giving the approval.  “ Interna rnational tional Energy rgy coop opera eratio tion n Ce Center er ” was established by The Ministry of Energy aiming to build up knowledge and promote energy trade and investment. It provide sourcing and matching services to support investors. . ”Business Matching”  “International Energy Strategy Plan(2017 - 2021)” was adopted to ensure that missions and activities on international cooperation of other departments are clear and compliance to Ministry’s strategy. Toward rds s “Action”. What t should ld be th the main building lding blocks cks in deve veloping loping th the region ional al roadm dmap. ap.  Synchronize National Power Development Plan and optimize the generation of electricity  Consider to harmonize regulatory frameworks and standards to facilitate regional Expert Working Group Meeting on Energy Connectivity energy connectivity  

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