Current and Future Activities for the Implementation of BAT/BEP in Power plants and Industrial boilers sector of Thailand

Pornpimon CHAREONSONG
Pollution Control Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

National Awareness Workshop on BAT and BEP in Power plants and Industrial boilers under the regional project Demonstration of BAT and BEP in fossil fuel-fired utility and industrial boilers in response to the Stockholm Convention on POPs , 13 June 2011 , Bangkok

Status of the Stockholm Convention

22 May 2002

Thailand signed the Stockholm Convention (SC). Thailand ratified the SC. A National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the implementation of the SC was developed.

31 January 2005 : 2004-2006 :

15 May 2007

Thailands NIP was endorsed by the Cabinet.

The Potential Sources of PCDDs/PCDFs Emission

Dioxin/Furans ( PCDDs/PCDFs ) Inventory was compiled during 2004-2006 as part of NIP development.
Source Categories Waste Incineration (3rd)* Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal Production (2nd) * Power Generation and Heating (4th) * Production of Mineral Products Transportation Uncontrolled Combustion Processes (1st) * Production of Chemicals and Consumer Goods Miscellaneous (Crematoria) (5th) * Disposal/Landfill Identification of Potential Hot-Spots Total Annual Releases (g I-TEQ/a) Air 42.37 20.04 33.33 11.14 11.69 144.24 1.52 21.81 0.00 286.30 Water 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 0.00 0.00 1.33 Land 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.64
Product Residue

Sector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1-9

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.31 0.00 0.00 8.31

32.45 99.66 14.28 0.17 0.00 236.10 384.16 6.48 0.00 773.30

* Ranking of significant source categories

NIP- Measures to reduce releases from PCDDs/PCDFs

Goal: To reduce/eliminate PCDDs/PCDFs s releases by the year 2012.
Update and revise existing legislation as well as

establishing new legislation to include all potential source categories for PCDDs/PCDFs Disseminate information on sources and generation of PCDDs/PCDFs s and their health hazard effects. Establish a national laboratory center for PCDDs/PCDFs analysis. existing sources.

Promote BAT for new sources/Promote BEP for new and

Current Efforts for PCDDs/PCDFs reduction

PCDDs/PCDFs awareness raising campaign to general public (2007-2008).

Establishment of a national laboratory for PCDDs/PCDFs analysis .

Current Efforts for PCDDs/PCDFs reduction (cont)

Capacity building on PCDDs/PCDFs sampling and analysis

(Japan QSP Fund, 2008-2009).

Feasibility Study on the Establishment of Cremation Center in Thailand, in collaboration with the World Bank (2009).
Establishing regulations of PCDDs/PCDFs emissions.

Undertaking the National Inventory of Crematoria and

Monitoring of PCDDs/PCDFs releases from the potential source.

Participation in the Regional BAT/BEP Forum for ESEA Countries (2007-Present).

with support from UNIDO

Ministerial launching in Aiming to reduce October 2007, Bangkok. PCDDs/PCDFs releases from Currently 15 members 6 priority sectors:
waste incineration open/uncontrolled burning power generation/ heating metallurgical industry cement kiln coincineration crematoria.

Regional BAT/BEP Forum for ESEA : Power generation/Heating Sector

Working group of Power generation/Heating Sector consist of 6 countries : Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Philippines and Thailand. The member countries with support from UNIDO have developed the regional project on Demonstration of BAT and BEP in fossil fuel-fired utility and industrial boilers in response to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

The regional project on Demonstration of BAT and BEP in fossil fuel-fired utility and industrial boilers in response to the Stockholm Convention on POPs Overall Objective of the Project :
The project overall objective aims at reducing /eliminating unintentionally produced POPs (UP-POPs) releases by capacity building at regional level to implement BAT/BEP measures in the fossil fuel-fired utility and industrial boilers source category including UP-POPs monitoring. The project also aims at simultaneously increasing energy efficiency (Climate Change) and reducing UP-POPs releases (Stockholm Convention) by application of appropriately selected technologies and fuels in the fossil fuel-fired utility and industrial boilers source category.

The regional project on Demonstration of BAT and BEP in fossil fuel-fired utility and industrial boilers in response to the Stockholm Convention on POPs (cont) Outcome :
1. Adopted guidelines and guidance on BAT/BEP addressing specific features of industry, common practice in the region and related socio-economic consideration.

2. Pollution prevention measures (cleaner production) applied prior to introducing BAT/BEP. 3. UP-POPs baseline inventories derived from representative industrial sources and projects at regional scale. 4. Established regional coordination of developing human resources. 5. Adequate capacity in sampling and analysis of UP-POP.

The regional project on Demonstration of BAT and BEP in fossil fuel-fired utility and industrial boilers in response to the Stockholm Convention on POPs (cont)

Budget :

US$ 11.8 M with PPG grant of US$ 400,000 (US$ 4M GEF grant and US$ 7.8 M co-financing by Regional ESEA and UNIDO) GEF Funds received June 2010

Project duration: 4 years

Status of Thailand on the regional project

July 2008 : Thailand endorsed the regional project proposal by GEF Operational Focal Point for Thailand. October 2009 : Thailand committed to co-finance US$ 3.5 M in-kind as counterpart funding during the regional project implementation period.

2010 : Starting the regional project on Demonstration of BAT and BEP in fossil fuel-fired utilities and industrial boilers in response to the Stockholm Convention on POPs in collaboration with Regional ESEA.

Collecting data of Power Plants/Industrial boilers for developing database.

Translation of the BAT/BEP Guidelines for Power Plants/ Industrial boilers into Thai language.

Providing awareness campaign about PCDDs/PCDFs and BAT/BEP guidelines to Power Plants/Industrial boilers Monitoring of PCDDs/PCDFs releases from Power Plants/industrial boilers to investigate PCDDs/PCDFs level from sources to support the development of legal or measure for the reduction of PCDDs/PCDFs release in the future.

Providing PCDDs/PCDFs awareness campaign to Power Plants/Industrial boilers.

Translation Boiler Act and regulations into English and gaps analysis for existing standards, regulations relevant to the boiler.

Development of BAT/BEP courses on boiler for relevant agencies.

Development pilot plant on BAT/BEP implementation.

For more information:

Stockholm Convention Focal Point Hazardous Substance Section, Waste & Hazardous Substance Management Bureau Pollution Control Department Tel +662 298 2766 Fax +662 298 2765, +662 298 2425 email: dbase.c@pcd.go.th http://pops.pcd.go.th http://www.pcd.go.th