Mae Sot Clean Energy to build 19 Mgy sugarcane ethanol and power plant in Thailand

In Thailand, Mae Sot Clean Energy, a joint venture between Padaeng Industry, Thai Oil and Petrogreen, has begun construction on a $65 million ethanol plant in Tak province. The sugarcane ethanol plant has a planned capacity of 19 Mgy, and would generate 16 megawatts of power. 7 Megawatts of power will be sold to the national grid.

E10 now accounts for 25% of total Thai gasoline consumption. Biodiesel blend consumption has risen 8% in the past month. The Thai energy ministry also said the new reserve mandate would absorb excess ethanol production capacity.

Thailand’s Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand said that his department was drafting quality specs for car makers to convert to E20. Last month, Thailand announced plans to mandate E20 blended gasoline in January 2008.

Thailand’s fuel imports fell 3.7 percent this year to $18.5 billion as the previous E10 mandate took hold.

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