Thailand has been facing serious impacts of climate change and has set various strategies to tackle the challenges. The Thai government has announced its climate goals to meet carbon neutrality by 2050 and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2065. It embraces the Bio-, Circular and Green Economy (BCG) model as a path towards more sustainable growth and aims to increase renewable energy capacity to reach the climate goals.
Currently, the Thai government is in process of finalising its new energy roadmap, the Power Development Plan (PDP 2024) for 2024-2037, which is part of the National Energy Plan (NEP), to increase the proportion of renewable energy to 51% of the total by 2037, from 20% in 2023. The renewable energy sources include solar, wind, hydro, biomass, hydrogen and small modular reactors (SMRs).
