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Over the past 30 years, demand for electricity grew much faster than Thai
economy. The Thai economy grew at an average rate of
3.7% per year, while the total electricity generation grew at
an average rate of 10.3% per year during 1971–2002 (IEA,
2004c). Nonetheless, the total electricity generation over
the study period is estimated to increase at much lower rate
(4.4% per year), i.e., from 92TWh in 2000 to 793TWh in
2050 (Fig. 4). In terms of electricity generation mix, coaland
gas-fired generation would provide 85% of total
electricity generation in 2050, while the remaining 15% of
the electricity generation would come from NRE sources.
The limited role of NRE sources in total electricity
generation over the study period is due to barriers of high
investment requirements and their limited domestic resource
availability in the country.
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