This presentation was given as part of the CCS Ready workshop which was held in association with the 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum (20 – 24 June, Manila) The workshop discussed the range of measures and best practices that can be implemented to prompt the design, permitting and construction of CCS projects when designing or building a new fossil fuelled energy or industrial plant. The workshop hosted participants of the Asian Development Banks’ Regional Technical Assistance Program who updated the group on the outcomes of their individual projects. This presentation provides an update on the current project being undertaken under the Asian Development Bank’s Regional Technical Assistance Program which aims to conduct an analysis of the potential for CCS, culminating in a road map for a CCS demonstration project in Thailand.

1. CCS–Ready in Thailand: A
Progress Report
CCS – Ready Workshop
6th Asia Clean Energy Forum
ADB, Manila
22 June 2011
Witsarut Thungsuntonkhun
Senior Petroleum Engineer
Department of Mineral Fuels
Ministry of Energy, Thailand

2. Scope
 Thailand’s initiatives to mitigate GHG
emission
 Potential for CCS
 Challenges to implementing CCS
 Actions needed to prepare for CCS
deployment

3. Thailand Energy Consumption (2009)

4. CO2 Emission in the Energy Sector:
198 Mt in 2009 Potential CO
source for
2
CCS
Commercial & Others
Residential 5% Manufacturing
4% 22%
Transport
28%
Power
Generation
41%
Source: Derived from DEDE Energy Situation 4
Report, Thailand

5. Thailand CCS Working Group
ONEP,
TGO

6. Department of Mineral Fuels

7. Thailand Energy Policy

8. GHG Emission Mitigation
Initiatives
 Thai government has set up a national strategic
plan on climate change (2008-201) with a
broad framework to deal with GHG mitigation
and climate change adaptation; a 10-year
national action plan is being drafted
 Although Thailand has not committed to a
target for CO2 reduction, it is voluntarily
undertaking several policies and measures to
reduce carbon emissions.

9. Examples of GHG Emission
Mitigation Policies and Measures
 Power Development Plan (PDP2010)
(2010 – 2030)
 Aims to reduce CO2 emission factor (CO2 per unit of
electricity generated) by increasing the use of
renewables, imported hydropower and introducing 5,000
MW nuclear power (postponed after the Fukushima
incident), as well as higher efficiency coal power plants
(7,200 MW)
 Adds 30,000 MW to the grid (now 30,000 MW)

10. Examples of GHG Emission
Mitigation Policies and Measures
 Alternative Energy Development Plan
(2008 – 2022)
 Targets to increase the share of modern
renewable energy to 14% and the share of
compressed natural gas for vehicles to 6% of
total final energy consumption by 2022
 Renewables: mainly biomass for heat and
power, biofuels, and increasingly solar and
wind

11. Examples of GHG Emission
Mitigation Policies and Measures
 Energy Conservation Plan (2011 – 2030)
 Aims to increase energy efficiency by reducing
energy intensity (energy consumption per
GDP) by 25% by 2030 with 2005 as the base
year, i.e. from 16 to 12 ktoe/billion baht GDP
(1 USD ~ 30 baht)
 Requires a reduction in energy demand of
30,000 ktoe in 2030 or 20% of the projected
demand

12. CO2 Emission Sources: Potential CCS
 Power Industry
 Natural Gas
Processing Industry
 Cement Industry
 Oil and Gas Industry
Require comprehensive
study on CCSR concept

13. Potential CO2 Sinks
 Depleted oil and gas
reservoirs
 Lack of information on
saline aquifers and coal
seam
Require comprehensive study on
injectivity.
- Carbonate reservoirs (NE area)
- Highly faulted reservoirs
Source: ADB DM TA 7575

14. Challenges
 CCS is a very new issue, not many governments including
Thai’s government has developed rule and regulations as same
as assigned designated agency on CCS.
 Though Thai energy sector is increasingly interested in CCS, as
can be seen by the participation in CCS studies, however, the
CCS technology is still not cost attractive and technology risk
 Public Participation and Public Awareness is one of the critical
issues to implement CCS. Currently, knowledge on CCS for
public consider at minimum level

15. Actions Needed
 Capacity building on CCS technology, rule & regulation for
policy and planning, regulation and oversight, and technical
personnel
 Develop a CCS roadmap: policy, regulatory framework, and
assigned designated authority
 Develop public education and awareness campaign on CCS
to engage public participation at early stage

16. Thank you for your attention