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Natural gas share of Thailand power generation (2020-2024)
~57% (2024)
Natural gas (piped domestic plus regasified LNG) accounted for approximately 57% of total Thailand electricity generation in 2024 per EGAT and EPPO electricity statistics, down from a peak of ~62% in 2020 as renewables, imported hydro from Laos, and coal share rotated. The structural dependency remains high: gas-fired combined-cycle plants under EGAT, IPP, and SPP contracts anchor baseload across the central grid. PDP 2024 envisages gas share gradually declining to ~37-40% by 2037 as renewables scale, but in absolute MW terms gas-fired capacity continues to grow because total demand is rising.
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Natural gas (piped domestic plus regasified LNG) accounted for approximately 57% of total Thailand electricity generation in 2024 per EGAT and EPPO electricity statistics, down from a peak of ~62% in 2020 as renewables, imported hydro from Laos, and coal share rotated. The structural dependency remains high: gas-fired combined-cycle plants under EGAT, IPP, and SPP contracts anchor baseload across the central grid. PDP 2024 envisages gas share gradually declining to ~37-40% by 2037 as renewables scale, but in absolute MW terms gas-fired capacity continues to grow because total demand is rising.
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Natural gas (piped domestic plus regasified LNG) accounted for approximately 57% of total Thailand electricity generation in 2024 per EGAT and EPPO electricity statistics, down from a peak of ~62% in 2020 as renewables, imported hydro from Laos, and coal share rotated. The structural dependency remains high: gas-fired combined-cycle plants under EGAT, IPP, and SPP contracts anchor baseload across the central grid. PDP 2024 envisages gas share gradually declining to ~37-40% by 2037 as renewables scale, but in absolute MW terms gas-fired capacity continues to grow because total demand is rising.
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Values in percent of total domestic electricity generation. Includes both pipeline gas and regasified LNG.
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Thailand LNG import volume (2020-2024)
EPPO Thailand Energy Statistics; GIIGNL Annual Report 2024; PTT Annual Report 2024
Thailand domestic natural gas production (2020-2024)
Department of Mineral Fuels
Thailand LNG terminal regasification capacity (ranked)
PTT LNG company disclosures; EPPO; Energy Regulatory Commission tariff filings; Gulf Energy Development
Thailand LNG supply by source country (2024)
PTT LNG cargo disclosures; GIIGNL Annual Report 2024; Argus Media LNG trade flow
PDP 2024 gas-to-power target (2037)
Energy Policy and Planning Office
Thailand draft carbon tax rate (2025-2026)
MoNRE Climate Change Act draft; Excise Department; Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization
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