Solar Power Plants in Thailand
Guide to successful solar power plant projects in Thailand
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Central World Tower | 999/9 Rama 1 | Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330 | Kingdom of Thailand
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• PUGNATORIUS Limited is an independent legal practice based in Bangkok, Thailand. The law firm provides inter- national corporations, investors and foreign law firms with premium legal and tax services relating to Thailand, Southeast Asia and offshore jurisdictions.
A huge demand for alternative energy projects:
Thailand Development Plan 2012-2021
Source: Department of Energy Business, Ministry of Energy
What makes Thailand to one of the best locations for a solar power project - except its sun?
• Thailand was one of the first Asian countries with a comprehensive feed-in
tariff, or adder, program. The program has been in place for six years and gone through successive phases of adjustment, in particular in response to higher-than expected response by industry in the form of applications submitted for interconnection. As of December 2011, Thailand had about
8,000 megawatts of renewable energy projects in the pipeline seeking adder and about 1,000 megawatts already connected and selling power to the grid.
• Compared with other Southeast Asian countries, Thailand has the highest electricity demand, with plans for increasing imports from neighboring countries such as Laos, Myanmar, and China. The electricity consumption in
2010 was 150 billion kWh. Over the past ten years, electricity demand has been growing at about 3.2% per year. The current installed capacity is
32,000 MW, with the majority of energy sources from natural gas
Sophisticated solutions in a complex legal environment.
Serious legal and tax advice in the land of smile.
• Please feel free to contact us in our Bangkok office for questions, comments and other requests by phone or e-mail in Thai, English or German language.
!
PUGNATORIUS Ltd. | International Lawyers
Central World Tower | 999/9 Rama 1 | Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330 | Kingdom of Thailand
☎ +66 22072647 | lawyers@pugnatorius.com
!
• PUGNATORIUS Limited is an independent legal practice based in Bangkok, Thailand. The law firm provides inter- national corporations, investors and foreign law firms with premium legal and tax services relating to Thailand, Southeast Asia and offshore jurisdictions.
A huge demand for alternative energy projects:
Thailand Development Plan 2012-2021
Source: Department of Energy Business, Ministry of Energy
What makes Thailand to one of the best locations for a solar power project - except its sun?
• Thailand was one of the first Asian countries with a comprehensive feed-in
tariff, or adder, program. The program has been in place for six years and gone through successive phases of adjustment, in particular in response to higher-than expected response by industry in the form of applications submitted for interconnection. As of December 2011, Thailand had about
8,000 megawatts of renewable energy projects in the pipeline seeking adder and about 1,000 megawatts already connected and selling power to the grid.
• Compared with other Southeast Asian countries, Thailand has the highest electricity demand, with plans for increasing imports from neighboring countries such as Laos, Myanmar, and China. The electricity consumption in
2010 was 150 billion kWh. Over the past ten years, electricity demand has been growing at about 3.2% per year. The current installed capacity is
32,000 MW, with the majority of energy sources from natural gas