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Thailand Power Development Plan 2015-2036

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grid connection period will be taken into account as well. The smart grid development<br />

shall improve the interoperability of all equipments by using ICT technology which will<br />

also bring the new services to customers.<br />

Strategy 5: Economic and Industrial Competitiveness<br />

The consideration on economic and industrial competitiveness is necessary<br />

since smart grid development will directly affect both economic and industrial aspects<br />

such as higher domestic investment, more employment and industrial investment in new<br />

technologies, e.g. smart appliances and electric vehicles (EV). If smart grid development<br />

depends only on importing technologies from others, it will be non-sustainable and may<br />

cause some negative impacts to the country economic system. Accordingly, the human<br />

resource development and domestic industry promotion in smart grid technology is<br />

extremely essential. Additionally, the smart grid development shall stimulate both<br />

economic and industrial growth of country simultaneously.<br />

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