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This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries by country. Projects included are management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures.
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Thailand
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Highlights
Featured Indicator, 1990-2008 Value
Infrastructure Sectors Reported Energy, Telecom, Transport, Water and sewerage
Projects reaching financial closure 98
Sector with largest investment share Telecom
Type of PPI with largest share in investment Greenfield project
Projects cancelled or distressed
3   ( 2% of total investment)
DATA
Region:
 East Asia and Pacific
Income Category:
 Lower middle income
GNI per capita (US$):
 2990

Number of Projects by Primary Sector
Financial Closure YearEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
199002305
199102103
199201102
199361209
199440004
1995612110
19961302015
19971110113
199820103
199920147
200030159
200140105
200200000
200320103
200400112
200520035
200600011
200700000
200820002
Total578171698

Total Investment in Projects by Primary Sector (US$ million)
Year of InvestmentEnergyTelecomTransportWater and sewageTotal
19900606320692
19910252160268
199201,8544801,902
19931712,460002,631
199450416000664
19951,3853701,7001603,615
19962,5861,01315003,749
19972,1416440612,846
1998574331270933
19991903776468698
2000859511071,377
20018901,6724552403,257
200201,198001,198
20031,33666445342,079
200406134392351,287
20051,609945072,560
200601,1300191,149
200701,031001,031
20082,341406002,747
Total14,58515,6913,57683134,682

Total Projects by Primary Sector and Subsector (US$ million)
SectorSub-SectorNumber of ProjectsTotal Investment
EnergyElectricity5413,235
Natural Gas31,350
Total Energy5714,585
TelecomTelecom815,691
Total Telecom815,691
TransportAirports2455
Railroads32,772
Roads2782
Seaports11199
Total Transport184,208
Water and sewerageTreatment plant6448
Utility10382
Total Water and sewerage16831
Total9935,314

Total Number of Projects by Type and Primary Sector
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of the four categories indicated in the table. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy0453057
Telecom00808
Transport419317
Water and sewerage915116
Total13675498

Total Investment in Projects by Type and Primary Sector (US$ million)
Most infrastructure projects with private participation fit in one of these four categories. But the boundaries between these categories are not always clear, and some projects have features of more than one category. In these cases projects have been classified in the category that better reflects the risk borne by the private sector.
SectorConcessionDivestitureGreenfield projectManagement and lease contractTotal
Energy02,17612,409014,585
Telecom0015,691015,691
Transport774393,06003,576
Water and sewerage104616587831
Total1812,67631,818734,682

Comparative Infrastructure Indicators
IndicatorsThailandEast Asia and Pacific AverageLower middle income CountriesOECD Average
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)2,9902,1112,04233,470
Access to electricity (% of population)826367..
Electric power consumption (kwh per capita)1,6261,2309298,769
Improved water source (% of population with access99758399
Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)996068..
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants..2837..

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