A cost performance analysis of electricity production in Thailand

Abstract

Rapid growth in industrial and household sectors causes increasing electricity demand in Thailand. Power Development Plan (PDP) is created to ensurc adequate electricity supply in electricity planning, procurement and generation for stability of pwer energy. When demand situation changes, PDP is also adapted to other version in appropriate time. this paer is to study cost performance analysis of electricity production in Thailand by implement PDP 2010, PDP 2010 Revision 3 and PDP 2012 (by NGOs) and to investigate how power deevelopment plan (PDP) affect to the cost performance. First, this study summarize the main issue of three PDP. Second, study the electricity production function in Thailand. Failand. Finally, this study bring the operating hour of each power plant in each PDP to analysis the cost performance and compare the cost performance of them. The result shows that Power Development Plan 2010 reflccts the best electricity production cost performance because of operation of nuclear and coal power plants. Although Power Development Plan 2012 focus on energy efficiency (EE), PDP 2012 reflect the worst electricity cost performance because of much operation of renewable and cogeneration power plants.