THAILAND

Proved amount in place (total coal, million tonnes) 1 391
Proved recoverable reserves (total coal, million tonnes) 1 268
Production (total coal, million tonnes, 1999) 18.3

Thailand has sizeable resources of lignite, notably at Mae Moh in the north of the country. Annual output of lignite increased by almost 90% between 1990 and 1997, but has since been in gradual decline.

All of Mae Moh’s production is consumed by the Mae Moh power plant (2 625 MW). On the other hand, most of the lignite produced by other Thai mines is used by industry, chiefly in cement manufacture. Imports of bituminous coal are almost all consumed in the iron and steel sector.

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