Thailand / In the Medias

Article from The Nation, Bangkok's Independent Newspaper

The prime minister's idea to push ahead with the Mekong River water-diversion project and to build three hydro-electric dams in the Northeast region has caused concern among social science academics who yesterday came up with a statement opposing the plan.

Article from Bangkok Post

UBON RATCHATHANI : Networks of people affected by dams petitioned the
government to scrap all dam projects as well as the proposed Mekong
diversion scheme on the International Day of Action Against Dams
yesterday.

Article from Bangkok Post

The evidence is compelling that at this particular moment in Thai history, building new mega power plants is a tragic coupling of bad statistics and misguided thinking

Opinion piece by Dr. Chris Greacen published in the Bangkok Post that highlights shortcomings in Thailand's energy planning process and calls for reform.

Article from Bangkok Post

The urgent call to build new power plants is based on government
electric load forecasts that have a notorious track record of
overestimating actual demand.