PEA granted 30 per cent of EEC power provision via quota

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), Thailand’s power distribution arm, has announced that it has been given a quota to produce 30 per cent of total power capacity in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) until 2037, under the PEA’s renewable power generation development plan. The quota is in line with the government’s policy to establish a carbon-free industrial zone. Last year, power demand in the EEC stood at 4,476 MW and this is expected to rise to 10,000 MW in 2037, when 30 per cent of electricity supply will be from renewable resources.