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The governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Kraisri Karnasutra, has warned of a possible shortage of natural gas to produce electricity within the next three to four years.
The EGAT chief admitted to concerns that the construction of a nuclear power plant in Thailand could spark future protests but insisted that the move was necessary.
We only have so much natural gas to produce electricity, he warned. We have noticed that supplies have dwindled and natural gas supplies could run out within 3 or 4 years.
I guarantee that modern day technology will create a perfectly safe environment to accommodate the use of nuclear power in our country as it has already done so in other countries.
Thailand is one of 77 countries exploring nuclear energy as an alternative source of energy.
According to the Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, there are currently 439 nuclear power reactors in 30 countries, which supply 15 per cent of the world's electricity.
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