Thailand Electric Shortages Likely

Electric Shortages Ahead
Industry expansion under Threat

• Thailand braces for blackouts - beyondbrics

• Thai Power Woes Threaten Tech Supply Chain... Forbes

• Thai energy demands to double in 25 years: study - The Nation

• Thailand and a Whimsical Energy Policy NEI Nuclear Notes
    The minister said that 70 per cent of Thailand's electricity generation comes from gas ...

• Coal Mining in Thailand - 2009 Overview   MBendi

•  coal reserves of 1354 million tonnes 
•  coal production of 18.83 million tonnes
•  coal consumption of 14.11 million tonnes
•  generating around 13% of Thailand’s electric power production

Inevitable short term solution: Coal generators

My 'One stone two birds' theory

Thailand's weather swings like a huge pendulum from one extreme to another. 

Floods to drought 

Global warming will probably cause the pendulum to swing more violently.
More water reservoirs need be created with a canal system which can capture the floodwater before it's run off. Distribution canals can generate electricity.