Alternative fuels for South
The Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department is to invest Bt201 million in the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani as part of its attempt to boost the proportion of alternative fuels consumption to 4.7 per cent by the year's end.
Director-general Panich Pongpirodom said an investment of Bt37 million had been approved and the department was in the process of securing another Bt164 million from the central government.Ongoing projects include the development of high-efficiency cooking stoves for 10 villages, the transfer of wood-fired technology, a solar-powered water-boiling project for 60 sanitary stations and the promotion of alternative fuels in line with the sufficiency-economy philosophy. Projects that need financial support from the central budget include a hydro-power project in Narathiwat, a wind-power project in Pattani and biodiesel projects for Narathiwat, Yala and 20 communities. The third stage of a recyclable power project will provide loans to companies that invest in conservation projects.
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