Key Note Address: Political Framework

Condition, Targets and Status Quo PV Thailand

Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE)

Ministry of Energy, Thailand

Kulwaree Buranasajjawaraporn

“Thai-German Conference Grid-Connect Photovoltaic in Thailand” Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park Hotel, 13 October 2013

Acting Director, Bureau of Solar Energy Development

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10 -Years Alternative Energy Development Plan (2012-2021)

Government Funding

On R & D & D Activities

Private-Led Investment

Committed to the development of low-carbon society

Target 25 % of RE in Total Energy Consumption By 2021

New-Energy

Tidal wave

Geothermal

2 MW 1 MW

3 MW

Hydro

Mini Micro

324 MW

Bio-Fuel

Ethanol Biodiessel 2nd gen

9 ML/Day

7.20 ML/Day

3 ML/Day

Bio-Energy

Biomass Biogas MSW

4,800 MW 3,600 MW 400 MW

8,500 ktoe 1,000 ktoe 200 ktoe

8,800 MW , 9,700 ktoe

Solar Wind

3,000 MW 1,800 MW

100 ktoe

4,800 MW , 100 ktoe

Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP : 2012-2021)

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1.1 Solar Farm -Adder Project

2007

Target

500 MW (REDP:2008-2022)

Adder 8.00 Bath/kWh

Support Period

10 Years

2010 500 MW (REDP:2008-2022)

Adder 8.00/6.50 Bath/kWh

10 Years

Government halted applications for solar energy since 28th June 2010

2556 2,000 MW

(AEDP:2008-2022) Adder

8.00/6.50 Bath/kWh 10 Years

Solar Power Generation

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Adder

Solar SPP and VSPP Status (Adder Programme)

**www.erc.or.th 6th Octorber 2014

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 177 1,018.875 2 4.250 30 274.493 276 1,062.781 485 2,360.399

VSPP 176 977.875 2 4.250 27 54.493 273 887.781 478 1,924.399

SPP 1 41 0 0 3 220 3 175 7 436

SPP = small power producer >10 MW and <90 MW

VSPP = very small power producer < 10 MW

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Solar Farm in Thailand

Many solar farms were established

due to adder measures

1.2 Solar PV Rooftop

2013

Target

200 MW

Measures FiT

Support Period

25 Years

FiT Rate (THB/kWh)

target (MWp)

1. Household (0-10 kWp) 6.96 100

2. Small Enterprise (10-250 kWp) 6.55

100 3. Medium & Large Enterprise/Factory (250-1,000 kWp)

6.16

SCOD in December 2013

The National Energy Policy Committee Resolution has lunched the FiT for Solar PV Rooftop on July 16,2013 .

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Solar PV Rooftop

MW

MW

MW MW

Target 200 MW The remaining quota 69 MW

1.3 Solar Community

2013

FiT Rate (THB/kWh)

Year 1-3 9.75

Year 3-10 6.50

Year 11-25 4.5

SCOD in December 2013

Situation: Project has not implemented yet

Target Measures Support Period

800 MW stepwise FiT 25 Years

FIT Rate for Community Scale Solar

The National Energy Policy Committee Resolution has lunched the FiT for Solar Community on July 16,2013 .

Target 500 MW Adder

2007

Target 3,000 MW Solar Farm 2,000 MW Adder Solar Rooftop 200 MW FiT Solar ชุมชน 800 MW FiT

2013

Target 2,000 MW Adder

2010

Solar Farm

Solar Rooftop

Solar ชุมชน

2014

Solar Farm 2,000 MW To achieve target of 2000 MW Solar Farm Screening from the remaining application list before closing on 28 June 2010 Accept FiT of 5.66 baht/kwh and be able to COD by December 2015 Solar Rooftop 200 MW To achieve 200 MW target Open for another 61 MW residential

Revise FiT of small scale residential PV rooftop less than 10 kW and must be COD within Dec. 2015

Solar Community Revise the program to Solar PV for Government and Agricultural

800 MW Coop. Programme

Adjust FIT rate to 5.66 baht/kwh for 25 years and must be COD by Dec. 2015

NEPC 15 Aug. 2014

The development goal for solar power generation (AEDP 10 years)

• Solar PV target at 3,000 MWp by 2014

•Adjust adder to FiT scheme

FiT: 5.66 Bath/kWh

FiT: 5.66 Bath/kWh

FiT: 6.85 Bath/kWh

All PV generation in 2014-1015 is under Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program

Capacity (MWp)

New FiT : 2014-2015

FiT Rate (THB/kWh) Support Period

Solar Farm

≤ 90 MWp 5.66 25 Years

Solar PV Rooftop (Household)

≤ 10 kWp 6.85 25 Years

Solar for Government and Agricultural Coop. Programme ≤ 5 MWp

5.66 25 Years

Surehome Co. Ltd

SOLARTRON PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

TSUS EXCELLENT ENGINEERING CO.,LTD.

Solar Power Roof Company Limited

SPCG Public Company Limited

Leo Electronics Co., Ltd.

LEONICS ESCO Co., Ltd.

McTricity Co., Ltd.

Annex Power Ltd

Process Engineering Services Co., Ltd.

There are 48 Installers registered for Solar Roof

System

For more Information :

www.dede.go.th

Example a list of registered companies.

The registration is valid for 2 years from the date of the

announcement.

Registration of Solar PV Rooftop Installers (Voluntary Register)

For the Consultants Installing Solar Roof System by Ministry of Energy (DEDE)

3 More companies are being consideration

Simple calculation program for Solar Power Generation : Solar PV Rooftop

www.dede.go.th

The result of the calculation will have a background as follows. 1.Investment solar system cost 2. The electrical energy produced per year. 3. the amount of electricity sold per year. 4. payback period

Thank you for your kind attention

kulwaree_b@dede.go.th , kulwaree_b@hotmail.co.th www.energy.go.th www.dede.go.th

Ministry of Energy