Promoting Small Scale Biomass Power Plants in Rural Thailand

With electricity demand rising annually in Thailand, the Thai government is committed to a more sustainable energy future, with renewables making up a bigger share of the energy mix. Small-scale biomass gasification plants, which generate electricity from agricultural and wood processing waste, have the potential to increase energy autonomy in rural communities, and the country as a whole, while reducing carbon emissions. With funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and in cooperation with local project partners, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) implemented a project to promote this technology and build capacity for sustainable, community-driven renewable energy management in rural Thailand.