Alternative energy dept to produce power from floating solar farms by 2030


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DAEDE) will build floating solar farms on its nine reservoirs to produce some 63.43 megawatts of electricity by 2030.

DAEDE director-general Prasert Sinsukprasert said recently that the aim is to make the most of the surface of all its reservoirs, and that the department is seeking state funding for the project.

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