A leader in energy production and consumption in Southeast Asia, Thailand is committed to diversify its energy sources towards renewable ones. With ambitious plans for the different alternative energies to be implemented by 2021, the Thai government also has planned for incentives to attract energy producers and investors.
Thailand’s alternative energy industry – summary
For some examples on the development of renewable energies in Thailand, watch the last part of this video on investment opportunities for innovators in Thailand.
Alternative energy in Thailand – page 2
Energy savings and targets – the renewable and alternative energy development plan (AEDP) – 2012-2021 – page 3
The AEDP renewable energy consumption target in 10 years – page 6
- Biomass – page 6
- Biogas – page 7
- Municipal solid waste – page 7
- Biodiesel and ethanol – page 8
- Solar energy – page 9
- Wind power – page 10
- Hydropower – page 11
- Natural gas vehicles – page 11
- Clean Development Mechanism – page 12
For more information on solar energy, watch: Future perspectives for energy in Southeast Asia
Support for investors – page 13
- Adder program – page 13
- Rooftop solar feed-in tariff – page 14
- Supporting agencies encouraging alternative energy use – page 15
- Attractive investment incentives – page 16
For further information:
- Thailand Board of Investment (BOI): http://www.boi.go.th
- The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE): http://www.dede.go.th
- The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO): http://www.eppo.go.th/
- Ministry of Energy of Thailand (MOE): http://www.energy.go.th/
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand (MNRE): http://www.mnre.go.th/
- Ministry of Science and Technology of Thailand (MOST): http://www.most.go.th
- Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO): http://www.tgo.or.th/
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT): http://www.egat.or.th
- Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA): http://www.pea.or.th
- Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA): http://www.mea.or.th
- Department of Industrial Work (DIW): http://www.diw.go.th
- Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission of Thailand (OERC): http://www.oerc.go.th
- Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy & Planning (ONEP): http://www.onep.go.th
- Department of Business Development (DBD): http://www.dbd.go.th
Document from October 2014 by the Thailand Board of Investment North America
