Wind farms may pay off

       Investment in wind power generation could pay off for Thais, says the Senate's committee on energy.
       Senator Lertrat Ratanawanich,who chairs the committee, said many investors had shown an interest in developing this alternative form of energy.
       The government could help with research and development of technologies to make the most of wind power, he said.
       However, legal barriers facing plans to build wind farms in forest areas were holding back development of the sector.
       Proposals to develop wind energy generation by the government and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand have been submitted for approval.
       The wind farms, if built here,could produce 1,000 megawatts of energy.
       Once wind energy generation facilities are fully developed, the total output could reach that of a typical nuclear power plant, or 2,000 to 3,000 megawatts of electricity.