Thailand

Solar energy
Topics
 Feed in tariff, Government support
 Market size
 Sunlight
 Public Awareness
 Tax incentives
 Corruption
Feed in tariff & Government support
1. Department of Alternative Energy Development and efficiency promotes the solar energy projects in
Thailand since 1983-2010. Total 1,501 setup places which contributed to 3510.49 KWatt
 System  Places  Kilo Watt
PV Battery Charging Station for the villages
353  1025.5
http://www3.dede.go.th/dede/index.php?id=499
PV Stand Alone System for schools in rural areas
237  1,026.5
http://www3.dede.go.th/dede/index.php?id=500
 PV Stand Alone System for the learning community club
167  250.5
http://www3.dede.go.th/dede/index.php?id=501
 PV Stand Alone System for the military schools
38 100.75
http://www3.dede.go.th/dede/index.php?id=285
 PV Stand Alone System for the military bases
415 93.375
http://www3.dede.go.th/dede/index.php?id=504
 PV Stand Alone System for community clinic
http 83 166
://www.engineo.co.th/The%20solution/solution%2021/solution%2021%20%20Maecha%20clinic
%20.html
 PV Stand Alone System for National Park and reserved forests 45 135
 Solar farming for Electrification (Ubonratchatanee province)
http://www2.egat.co.th/re/egat_pv/egatpv_silinthon/egatpv_silinthon.htmMeahongsorn province 15 202.2
http://www2.egat.co.th/re/egat_pv/egatpv_mhs/pvmhs_system.htm
 PV Stand Alone System for Royal projects http://www.eppo.go.th/royal/m1700_0021.html 77 326.666
 Solar water pump in rural villages 65 130
 Solar water pump for the village clinic 1 4
 Small grid for the villages ระบบ Mini Grid 5 50
 Total  1,501  3,510.491
Feed in tariff & Government support
2. Tax privilege for using solar energy in company’s project (tax reduction for an expense in 1.25 times of
the investment for the first 50 million Baht)

3. Solar Hot Water Promotion policy (financial support for investment on solar collector installation for hot
water production)

4. Research projects by Institute of Solar Technology Development (SOLARTEC)

Year 2011
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ter_system
Study of solar hot water promotion
Study of solar hot water for government
building
Study of solar cooling system for
preserving fresh food
Year 2010
Study of solar industrial dryer
Study of development of solar energy map
Study of solar hot water promotion
Study of solar hot water for government
building
Year 2009
Study of solar pump system prototype
Study of solar cooling
Study of solar energy potential of Myanmar
Study of solar hot water year 2
Study of supporting_expert_of_PV_test_center

Study of
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Feed in tariff & Government support
5. Solar Cell Power Plants

Existing
• Sirintorn Solar cell power plant
• Nakhon Ratchasima and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces, with capacities of
1.1MW and 1.5MW
• Two plants in Udon Thani province, with capacities of 285 kilowatts and
1.5MW
• Chachoengsao, Angthong, Phetchaburi and Nakhon Sawan provinces, with
capacities of 1.49MW, 1MW, 2.1MW and 0.5MW, respectively
• 73megawatt power plant in Lop Buri

Plan
• 500MW of electricity generated from solar energy by 2022.
• Egco's solar farm will have a capacity of 55MW and that of Bangchak 30MW.
• 6 projects with 60.9 Mega Watt , worth 5 Billion Bahtน
• 8-megawatt and 30MW plants
Feed in tariff & Government support
6. Dedicated government organization promoting solar energy
Feed in tariff & Government support
6. Feed in tariff = 8 baht / kWh + energy cost for 10 years
 Market size
The application of Solar Energy in Thailand as of 2010

No. Activities Setting amount(kW) Percentage

1. Electrification system 26, 612.666 65.60

2. Battery Charging Systems 1,412.826 3.48

3. Telecommunications System 1,142.022 2.82

4. Solar power grid connected system 11077.824 27.31

5. Solar Pump System 323.495 0.80

Total 40,568.833 100

Source: Department of Alternative Energy Development and efficiency

http://www.dede.go.th/dede/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84:2010-05-03-10-52-10&catid=52&Itemid=68&lang=en
 Market size
Status of PV establishing until 2010
Status of PV establishing until 2009
(kilo Watt)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Market size

Source: http://usaid.eco-asia.org/programs/cdcp/reports/Ideas-to-Action/annexes/Annex%205_Thailand.p
df
Sunlight
 On average 20-24 MJ/m2 – day

 April and May have highest intensity

 North East region gets highest intensity

 Nakornratchaseema, Bureerum, Surin, Srisakat, Roied, Yasothorn,
Ubonratchatanee and Udontanee and some part of Central region( Supanburi,
Chinat, Ayudtaya and Lopburi)
Country coverage of sunlight
intensity(percentage)

MJ/m2 – day

19-20 18-19 less than 16

1% 22%

77%
Solar Energy
Map
- on average
throughout
the year

Source: http://www2.dede.go.th/dede/renew/sola/mapmenu.html
Public Awareness

Support 4500 Baht/Square meters for the

Tax incentives

*Energy Efficiency (EE), Renewable Energy(RE)

Corruption
Corruption index ranks:
 9th in Asia
 78th in the world