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REVEALED: Plan to allow private sector role in nuclear smr projects - The Real Truth

A 16MW solar farm operated by BCPG, the clean power generation arm of Bangchak Corporation, in Ayutthaya's Bang Pahan district. Solar and wind power may not be sufficient to provide a steady electricity supply as Thailand reduces its reliance on fossil-fuel-derived energy.

Thailand may allow private investors to develop and operate small modular reactors (SMRs) under the country's upcoming Power Development Plan (PDP), in a bid to replace ageing fossil-fuel small power producers (SPPs), according to an energy official who asked not to be named.

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