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Thailand Working on National Biofuel Plan
17 March 2008
Bangkok Post. The Thai Energy Ministry plans to draft a new national biofuel plan, to focus on increasing the use of alternative fuels as much as possible to help mitigate the impact of soaring global oil prices.
Energy departments located in each province would also be directed by the minister to research and develop small power-generating units to contribute to their electricity grids, and to improve both local power demand and supply forecasts.
...Recently, Lt Gen Poonpirom set up the National Biofuel Development Committee to oversee the alternative fuel development plan. Its first task will be to focus on ethanol and crude palm oil, which are now available on a commercial scale for blending in gasohol and biodiesel.
However, without a solid plan, supply and demand of raw materials can get out of balance, leading to problems such as the current surplus of ethanol and shortage of crude palm oil.
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