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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