Solar roof market booming benefiting from rising electricity prices Electric vehicle market plummeting Fear that the electricity bill is expensive and not worth it
on December 18th Mr. Treerat Sirichantharopas The executive chairman of New Energy Plus Solutions Co., Ltd. or NEPS said that due to the situation of higher electricity costs resulting from Solar Roof Market Continuing to grow since 2021, there has been a 4-5x expansion due to rising electricity prices. Including people have no choice and have to pay for electricity as specified. In the past, the variable cost of electricity (Ft) was 3.7 baht per unit, moving to 4.72 baht per unit and the latest move up to 5 baht per unit.
in the last 2 months As the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) decided to increase the variable electricity tariff (Ft) during September-December 2022, charged at 93.43 satang per unit. As a result, the overall cost of electricity is 4.72 baht per unit and there are more leads to install solar roofs. It has been installed in large enterprise groups such as manufacturing industries using high electricity, factories, department stores, showrooms, etc. Also, there are others in the household group.
said Mr. Treerat As for the installation, it depends on the size of the building. or building But usually starting from 3-5 kW, you can save electricity 2,000-2,100 baht per month, with 70% installation ratio, if you install 10 kW, you can save electricity 4,000-4,100 baht per month, with an installation rate of 3-5 kW 20%
In addition, installing solar panels is cheaper when installed at 5 kW, starting at 130,000 baht. The installer will be able to pay for itself within 5 years and have a useful life of 25-30 years. Installing solar roofs is therefore an investment option. because it is worth for future use
“The solar panel installation business is expected to expand further in the future, and there will be competition between enterprises. Which is seen as good because consumers will have access to awareness and will be able to choose to use a wider variety of services AND can actually use the benefits of the investment,” Treerat said.
Mr. Treerat also said that by the year 2023, the home sector should install more solar panels. Also, the electric vehicle (EV) trend disappeared because people didn’t want to buy an EV and had to pay 5 baht per unit of electricity. Because the cost of electricity increases it will not meet the needs of using electric cars. This is due to the rising cost of electricity, in contrast to the government’s measures to stimulate the purchase of electric vehicles.
Also, the higher electric bills don’t come from energy costs. But it comes from the availability of energy and excessive reserve power of the state rather than carrying various burdens. come to the people Solar cells are the choice of the people and can be installed.
This was stated by Mr. Treerat for relatively high hurdles due to 1. The government does not provide funding for the installation of solar panels for small business owners. or interested small citizens for example in the US Calculated from the life span of used solar cells up to 25 years, there is a campaign for people who install it to be able to pay monthly installments with electricity up to 20 years, while in Thailand operators will have to find a way to access credit and it is difficult because they are small entrepreneurs with a low turnover.
and 2. The process of obtaining an installation permit is complicated and difficult. Because the applicant for the installation needs to apply for permission to change the building, apply for the size of the electricity, and apply for the regulation of the energy sector on their own. Seeing these laws as a barrier to installation is more difficult.
“The government should encourage people to pay cheaper electricity bills. but the state has taken the law or regulations Come as an obstacle in the operation to make installation more difficult These can be installed free of charge by the service companies. including whether the state is elastic. Or undoing those procedures and merging them into an online system can apply for authorization in one place to be better support,” Treerat said.
