THAILAND

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Average annual growth rate (%)
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2007 2000 to 2007
Population (millions) 35.56 46.96 56.3 61.88 62.42 66.3 0.89%
Population density (inhabitants/kmē) 69.32 91.54 109.75 120.62 121.67 129.24 0.89%
Urban Population as % of total 16.36 17.63 17.66 NA
Area (1000 kmē) 514 514 514 514 514 514 -

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2007 2000 to 2007
GDP (millions of current US$) 4,337 19,376 63,685 143,982 207,455 248,415 9.07
GDP (millions of constant 2000 US$) 3,977 17,770 58,571 132,048 190,260 227,825 9.07
GDP per capita (PPP* US$/capita) NA
GDP per capita (current US$/capita) 122 413 1,134 2,327 3,324 3,747 7.62

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Estimated available energy sources
Fossil Fuels Nuclear Renewables
Solid Liquid Gas Uranium Hydro Other
Renewable
Total amount in specific units* 6.439 19.556 12.209 NA 7.950 2.065
Total amount in Exajoule (EJ) 0.059 0.306 NA

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2008 2000 to 2008
Energy consumption**
- Total 0.47 0.87 1.63 3.24 4.13 4.41 36.11
- Solids*** 0.26 0.35 0.49 0.89 0.63 0.83 - 6.74
- Liquids 0.19 0.50 0.86 1.54 1.87 1.72 11.69
- Gases 0.22 0.72 1.54 1.76 114.44
- Nuclear
- Hydro 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.08 0.09 0.10 25.00
- Other
Renewables
Energy production
- Total 0.27 0.36 0.87 1.76 2.58 2.95 67.61
- Solids*** 0.26 0.35 0.48 0.75 0.45 0.34 - 54.67
- Liquids 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.30 0.62 0.77 156.67
- Gases 0.22 0.64 1.43 1.74 171.88
- Nuclear
- Hydro 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.09 0.11 120.00
- Other
Renewables
Net import (Import - Export)
- Total 0.21 0.48 0.76 1.39 2.10 0.67 - 51.80

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2008 2000 to 2008
Capacity of electrical plants (Gwe)
- Thermal-EGAT 519 1,977 5,756 12,964 12,369 12,368 -0.59
-IPP 3,456 8,000 12,152 17.02
-SPP 1,433 2,016 2,075 4.74
- Hydro 451 1,269 2,236 2,880 3,424 3,424 2.19
- Nuclear
- Wind 0.02 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.00
- Geothermal 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.00
- other renewable 0.03 0.04 0.54 0.54 38.45
- Purchased 340 640 640 8.23
- Total 970 3,246 7,992 21,074 26,450 30,660 4.80
Electricity production (TW.h)
- Thermal-EGAT 2,518 12,348 37,614 62,865 59,217 57,015 -1.21
-IPP 16,192 51,990 67,420 19.52
-SPP 9,409 13,554 14,064 5.15
- Hydro-EGAT 1,577 1,653 4,858 5,296 5,671 6,951 3.46
-SPP 27 17 29 0.90
- Nuclear
- Wind 0.15 0.24 0.16 0.81
- Geothermal 0.80 2.00 1.00 1.00 -8.30
- other renewable 0.02 0.02 1.00 1.00 63.07
-Purchased 2990 4376 2785 -0.88
- Total (1) 4,095 14,754 43,190 96,781 134,827 148,266 5.48
Total Electricity consumption (GW.h) 4.358 15.237 44.933 87,747 120,637 134,707 53.52

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2008
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 13.1 18.9 30.1 53.3 69.9 74.1
Electricity consumption per capita (kW.h/capita) 120.4 329.1 827.5 1,418 1,933 2,125
Electricity production/Energy production (%) 15.6 39.7 50.9 55.6 58.2 60.1
Nuclear/Total electricity (%)
Ratio of external dependency (%) (1) 44.5 55.7 46.5 42.9 64 58

TABLE 8. PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Station/project name Type Capacity (MW) Expected Construction Start Year Expected Commercial Year
To be decided LWR 1,000 2015 2020
To be decided LWR 1,000 2017 2021