1. Thailand’s Solar Power Status
April 2013
Bureau of Solar Energy Development
Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE)
And Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Ministry of Energy
2. 2
Knowledge Base organisation and sustainable development
Centre of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
• Develop promote and support the production and the use of clean
energy relating to local environment in the sustainable and the most
valuable
• Develop clean technology commercialisation for local consumption
and export
• Build co-peration among population leading country to clean-
energy knowledge-based society for economy security and
happiness of the society
Mission
Vision
3. New Alternative Energy Development Plan
Electricity 2,000 MW
Heat 100 ktoe
Electricity 1,200 MW
Electricity 3,630 MW
Heat 8,200 ktoe
Electricity 600 MW
Heat 1,000 ktoe
Electricity 160 MW
Heat 35 ktoe
Electricity 1,608 MW
E 9 L/J
B 5.97 L/J
N 25 L/J
10-year Alternative Energy Development Plan (2012-2021)
Approved by National Energy Policy Commission
the 30th November 2011
3
25% of RE in total
energy consumption in
year 2021
4. Renewable Energy Status 2011
10-year Alternative Energy Development Plan (2012-2021)
Approved by National Energy Policy Commission
the 30th November 2011
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RE share in 2011 :
9.4%
242.37 MW/2,000 MW
2.1 ktoe/100 ktoe
7.2 MW/1,200 MW
1,790 MW/3,630 MW
3,441 ktoe /8,200 ktoe
158.8 MW/600 MW
421 ktoe /1,000 ktoe
25.48 MW/160 MW
1.71 ktoe / 35 ktoe
95.70 MW/1,608 MW
E 1.2 L J
B 1.8/5.97 L J
5. 5
Solar SPP and VSPP status
*EGAT October 2012
**ERC April 2013
Proposed Project Waiting for PPA Signed PPA
Already sell
to grid
Total
Technology Project
(no.)
Selling
Capacity
(MW)
Project
(no.)
Selling
Capacity
(MW)
Project
(no.)
Selling
Capacity
(MW)
Project
(no.)
Selling
Capacity
(MW)
Project
(no.)
Selling
Capacity
(MW)
Solar Energy 169 934.3 4 4.2 241 2821.0 33 444.4 547 4,203.9
PV 34 3 4 4.2 23 833 32 436.4 8 20 8
SPP* 1 40.0 3 27 2 8
VSPP** 8 94 3 4 4 2 20 563 30 351 36 2 812 8
Thermal** 0 118 1,988.0 119 1,996.0
7. Measures for RE Promotion
6 Supporting Mechanisms:
RE-Electricity Generating
(5 from MoEN :
1 from Board of Invetment)
Private
Investor
CDM
Electricity
authorities
Consumers
Promotion requesting
Support
from the
Ministry
of Energy
• Renewable energy maps
• Info from demonstration site
• One-Stop Service Renewable
energy potential info
• Investment Grant, i.e.
biogas, solar hot water, and MSW
(i.e.100% % %
for MSW
• “Energy Soft Loan”
Revolving funds for Renewable
energy and energy
conservation, Energy credit
• ESCO Venture Capital Fund
• “Adder” : Feed-in Premiums
Policy , Feed-in Tariff
DEDE
DEDE &
EPPO
DEDE
EPPO
DEDE
1
2
3
4
5
Banks
To raise
a loan
Capital requesting
Registration
for intent
expression as
per the time
specified
Adder
Carbon
credit
sale
ONEP
EIA
ERC Local
Admin
Offices giving licenses
Negotiation for
electricity selling
& buying
- Firm
- Non Firm
Licenses
Technical support
BOI-
Investment
Incentives
8. 8
“Adder” : Feed-in Premiums
Fuel
Adder
Baht kWh
VSPP SPP
Adder-VSPP
USD Cents
kWh **
Special
adder *
Baht kWh
Supporting
period
(Year
Biomass
- Installed capacity <= 1 MW
- Installed capacity > 1 MW
0.50
0.30
Bidding 1.54
0.93
1.00
1.00
7
7
Biogas all categories of
production sources
- Installed capacity <= 1 MW
- Installed capacity > 1 MW
0.50
0.30
Bidding 1.54
0.93
1.00
1.00
7
7
Waste (community waste, not
hazardous industrial waste, and
inorganic waste)
- AD &b LFG
- Thermal Process
2.50
3.50
2.50
3.50
7.72
10.81
1.00
1.00
7
7
Wind power
- Installed capacity <= 50 kW
- Installed capacity > 50 kW
4.50
3.50 3.50
13.89
10.81
1.50
1.50
10
10
Mini and micro hydropower
- capacity 50-200 kW
- capacity < 50 kW
0.80
1.50
-No- 2.47
4.63
1.00
1.00
7
7
Solar power 8.00/
6.50
8.00/
6.50
24.70 1.50 10
* Note : Special Adders for
- Facilities in 3 Southern Provinces
- Diesel-Gen. replacement on PEA system
** 1 USD=32.375 Baht
9. 9
Solar Club
• A non-official association
• Members: all solar power stakeholders in Thailand
Vision : No.1 in Solar Electrification in ASEAN
Mission:
• To achieve complete
solar value chain by 2015
• To deliver affordable
solar energy by 2015
Activities:
• Exchange and sharing
information among stakeholders
• Provide support information or
advise to policymakers
10. 10
Thailand’s PV Status Report 2011
By NSTDA and Solar Club
Available : www.dede.go.th
and www.nstda.or.th
Table of Content
• Executive summary
• The implementation of PV systems
• Industry and growth
• Highlights and prospects
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11
Thailand Solar Power Industry
Solar Synergy
Upstream
Medium stream
Downstream
a-Si, mono-Si, poly-Si
12. Policy and Action Plan for Thailand Smart Grid Development
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Determine Smart Grid Development Activities
Formulation of Policy Plan
Jan 12 – Dec 12
Determine the functions/characteristics
of Smart Grid for development
Study on determining Smart Grid
Development Activities for each
function/characteristic
Determine Key Performance Indicators
June 12 – May 13
Collect Smart Grid Development
Information and Data for each dimension
Open Seminar to all Stake Holders
Formulate Policy Plan and Target for
Smart Grid Development
Policy & Gov.
Regulator
Consumer
Utility
Vendor
NGO&
Academics
Smart Grid
Development Strategy
13. 13
• PV Rooftop
• Local Content
• Community use
Future of Thailand’s Solar Energy
Short term
• PV recycle
• Building code
Long term
• R&D
Medium term
• Feed-in Tariff (FIT)-is proved in principle by the committee of RE mechanism
management for the installation size of 0.5- 1MW
•Community use and Solar-Rooftop will be more focus and
become its own category
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1st solar thermal power plant of Asean
The TS1 project of 5MW is
located in the Kanchanaburi
province, using the Direct
Steam Generation (DSG)
technology specially
developed to adapt to the
Southeast Asian climate. The
plant now sells (since 26
December 2011) electricity
to the grid.
Solar Thermal Power Plant
Image: Thai Solar Energy
