A new Data Center Policy Committee is reviewing rules on emergency fuel storage, zoning and environmental concerns. Authorities say a Rama IX site has no fuel storage licence yet, and facilities storing above their permitted volume may face legal action. The industry group TDCA wants clear, predictable rules rather than overcorrection, and says power policy should rest on confirmed demand of about 3,727MW over five years, not the roughly 30,000MW of applications. For most SMEs this is background: relevant mainly if you supply, service, or lease land near data centres, or sell fuel or generator equipment.
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