The role of natural gas in Thailand under environmental and energy tax policies | |
| Author | Nitiphan Kullavanijaya |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-02-5 |
| Subject(s) | Energy tax--Thailand Environmental impact charges--Thailand Natural gas--Thailand |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ET-02-5 |
| Abstract | This study has examined energy and environmental tax policies to promote using more natural gas in Thailand and analyzed effects on Thailand's energy system due to the policies. The results show that those policies affect to the energy system and natural gas will be more influence to the system due to those policies. The energy tax can attract consumers to use high efficiency teclmology and the environmental tax can promote clean energy usage in the system. Natural gas consumption will increase significantly under both of the tax policies. That means both of the tax policies can be as tools to promote natural gas usage in Thailand. The results of this study show that natural gas is very important and influence to Thailand's system in every scenario therefore, this study also analyzes effect of change of natural gas price and effect of shortage of import natural gas. Change of natural gas price affect to the whole system such as energy fuel mix of the system, environmental emission, and total cost of the system. Electricity would not be enough to meet demand if natural gas import is unavailable because power sector of the country rely on natural gas too much. This is the weakness of Thailand's energy system. Thai government should consider about other fuels in its power sector or procure natural gas from other resources such as Vietnam to protect this weakness |
| Year | 2002 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ET-02-5 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shrestha, Ram M. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kumar, S. ;Bhattacharyya, Subhes C. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government (fellowship) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |