EPPO Proposes 4 PDP2026 Options for Public Hearing

MGR Online•Economy•8d ago

Reader Briefing

The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) has proposed four options for the draft Power Development Plan 2026 (PDP2026) with average retail electricity rates between 3.83 and 3.89 baht per unit.

•The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) will hold a public hearing for the draft PDP2026 on September 8, 2026.
•The draft PDP2026 covers a 25-year framework from 2026 to 2050, aiming for Net Zero by 2050 (2050).
•Four different scenarios are proposed based on varying greenhouse gas emission limits and energy sources.
•The security criterion has been changed from Reserve Margin to the Loss of Load Expectation (LOLE) index, not exceeding 1.0 day per year.

Overview

•The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) will open a public hearing on the draft PDP2026 on September 8, 2026.
•The draft PDP2026 spans 25 years from 2026 to 2050, focusing on flexible green energy and achieving Net Zero by 2050 (2050).
•The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) identified five pressures for the new plan: Green Demand, New Demand from Data Centers and AI, Prosumer growth, E-Mobility, and global Carbon Rules.
•Under the BAU case for 2050, electricity energy demand is projected at approximately 402,063 million units with a peak demand of 63,688 megawatts.
•The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) proposed four cases (Base Case, Net Zero by CCS, Net Zero by RE, and Net Zero by RE & CCS) with varying clean energy proportions from 65% to 89%.
•Renewable Energy Integration Costs between 2029 and 2050 vary across options, with Case 3 requiring the highest investment at approximately 700,000 million baht.
•All four proposed options in the draft PDP2026 pass the security criterion of LOLE not exceeding 1.0 day per year.
•The Ministry of Energy will collect public feedback on September 8, 2026, to determine which of the four options is most suitable for Thailand.

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Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Energy(กระทรวงพลังงาน)ℹ️

The government ministry overseeing the public hearing for the draft PDP2026.

Energy Policy and Planning Office(สำนักงานนโยบายและแผนพลังงาน)

The agency that developed the draft PDP2026 and is organizing the public hearing.

Policy

Power Development Plan 2026(แผนพัฒนากำลังผลิตไฟฟ้าของประเทศไทย พ.ศ.2569-2593)

A 25-year power production framework aiming for Net Zero by 2050.

NDC 3.0

One of the global carbon trade rules creating pressure on the new power plan.

Law

CBAM 2026

One of the global carbon trade rules creating pressure on the new power plan.

Carbon Tax Act(พ.ร.บ. Carbon Tax)

One of the global carbon trade rules creating pressure on the new power plan.

Place

EECℹ️

A project area contributing 7,791 GWh of new electricity demand by 2050.