Table 2 Electricity generation mix in 2050
From: Thailand’s mid-century greenhouse gas emission pathways to achieve the 2 degrees Celsius target
Category | BAU | Without CCS (CT scenarios) | With CCS (CT_CCS scenarios) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T0 | AIMC | GCAM | IMAGE | WITCH | T0_CCS | AIMC_CCS | GCAM_CCS | IMAGE_CCS | WITCH_CCS | ||
Total electricity generation (TWh) | 749.9 | 814.6 | 742.1 | 741.9 | 741.7 | 751.0 | 583.8 | 582.8 | 596.6 | 609.7 | 597.3 |
Renewable electricity | |||||||||||
Share in total generation | 7.2% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 57.9% | 58.5% | 58.8% | 58.7% | 58.7% |
Share of solar and wind in total generation | 1.1% | 35.8% | 54.1% | 56.5% | 55.9% | 56.4% | 37.3% | 47.7% | 49.0% | 49.2% | 49.1% |
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) generation (TWh) | |||||||||||
Coal- and gas-fired plants with CCS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 214.7 | 220.4 | 225.2 | 221.8 |
Bio-energy with CCS (BECCS) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.2 | 34.0 | 34.8 | 34.0 |
Electricity generation from fossil fuel power plants (without CCS) | |||||||||||
Coal-fired plant | 20.8% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 12.2% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Natural gas-fired plants | 71.4% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 39.5% | 39.5% | 18.1% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% |