Thailand’s National Energy Policy Council on Wednesday approved measures to open its clean-electricity market to greater competition, expand access to clean energy, and reduce household electricity costs, the energy minister said.
The country will expand direct renewable-power purchase agreements beyond data centers so that businesses can purchase clean electricity from producers via third-party grid access, Energy Minister Akanat Promphan said in a statement.
Here are some more details:
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There will be a 1,500-megawatt community solar programme, with a cap of 30 megawatts per developer.
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Legacy renewable-energy contracts with some smaller producers will be revised to reflect current electricity generation costs.
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Household electricity tariffs will be reduced, and data centres will face separate tariffs and stricter requirements to ensure costs are not shifted onto households, he said.
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The first project will be rooftop solar installations and the second involves transitioning public transport and commercial vehicles to cleaner energy, including electric motorcycles, tuk-tuks, delivery vehicles, vans and buses.