Thailand’s Alternative Energy Development Plan

By

Yaowateera Achawangkul , Ph.D.

Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) Ministry of Energy, THAILAND

“National Dialogue on the Urban Nexus in Thailand” 2nd March, 2017

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Thailand Energy Situation 2015

2 Source : Alternative Energy and Efficiency Information Center, DEDE

Thailand is “net” energy importer

Fossil Fuels 75.85%

Imported Hydro Power

1.53%

Traditional RE 9.68%

Renewable 12.94%

77,881 ktoe

Final Energy Consumption 2015 Energy Consumption by Sector

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Thai Government Energy Policy

Secure Thailand Energy supply • Exploration and production of natural gas and crude oil both in the sea and on land • More new power plant by government agencies and private organizations • Increase the use of renewable energy • International energy development cooperation Fair Energy Pricing • Energy price restructure • Appropriate tax between different types of oil

Energy conservation • More efficient use of energy • Awareness of consumer

Thailand pledges a 20 to 25 percent reduction in its emission of greenhouse gases by 2030.

Prime Minister’s speech delivered in COP21

Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) 2015-2036

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Target ktoe

RE Consumption (ktoe) 39,388.67

Final Energy Consumption (ktoe) 131,000

RE share (%) 30%

Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) 2015-2036

2007 2015 2036

ktoe

Final Energy Consumption

RE Consumption

Goal: Target 30% renewables in Total Energy Consumption by 2036

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Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) 2015-2036

Solar Wind

3,002 MW 6,000 MW

1,200 Ktoe

9,002 MW Power | 1,200 Ktoe Heat

Hydro

Large Hydro 2,906.40 MW

Small Hydro 376 MW

3,282.40 MW

New-Energy

Geothermal, Used Tire Oil, etc.

10 ktoe

Bio-Fuel

Ethanol Biodiesel Pyrolysis Oil

11.3 ML/Day 14 ML/Day 0.53 ML/Day

Bio-Energy

Biomass Biogas MSW +

Industrial Waste

5,570 MW 1,280 MW

22,100 ktoe 1,283 ktoe

550 MW

495 ktoe

6,720 MW Power | 23,878 Ktoe Heat

Goal: Target 30% renewables in Total Energy Consumption by 2036

Facilitator: Government

funded RD&D

Facilitator: Private-led investment

Strategy: Alternative Energy Development Plan 2015-2036

Foundation: Commitment to the development of a low-carbon society

CBG

4,800 t/Day

Alt. Fuels*

10 ktoe

* Alternative fuels = Bio-oil, Hydrogen

Principle Activities under AEDP 2015

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Electricity Heat Transportation • Solving the bottleneck

problem of national grid • Support for power

generation from unutilized fuel (e.g. agricultural & industrial waste, fast growing crop)

• Promote local RE resource for power generation (Distributed Green Generation: DGG)

• Enhance the competitive bidding for power purchasing

• Enhance for the heat production from transform RE fuel (pellet, RDF)

• Promote local content in RE machinery

• Study for appropriate Renewable heat incentive (RHI)

• Promote heat utilization in building by building code establishing (solar energy)

• Promote RE heat utilization in household (e.g. high eff. Cooking stove)

• Promote utilization of biodiesel in transportation / industrial sector

• Promote gasohol utilization

• Promote CBG utilization for vehicle and industry

• Promote biofuel production efficiency improvement

Success Factors in Thailand’s RE Implementation

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o Solving for national grid constraints

o Reducing for the gaps in electricity purchase tariffs among PPAs signed in

different times

o Reducing for inconsistent regulations and overlapped regulations among

government departments (e.g. Town and Country Planning Act,

Industrial Act)

o Promote the collaboration between RE-related organizations (both of

government and private sector)

o Reducing for community and people opposing in RE projects

Linkages of Thailand’s Energy Policies with Urban Nexus Project

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Promote and support the sustainable utilization of RE from domestic

resources, for commitment to low-carbon society

Extremely promote the utilization of Bioenergy and Biofuel

(Biomass/Biogas/MSW/Bioethanol/Biodiesel), in order to reduce urban’s

sewage and increase benefit to farmer, as well as community

Enhance the participation of community for RE generation (solar

rooftop/solar PV for agri. Co-op/ DGG/ community CBG)

Promote the utilization of alternative RE feedstock, to prevent the

competition between food and energy

Thank you for Your attention

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