Forward solar 100 megawatts, increase the purchase price 2.20 baht
Date 25 Dec 2020 at 16:15
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NEPC: Green Light Solar Public Sector Plans 100 MW Target to Pay Into System by Year ’64 Incentives to increase the purchase price of 2.20 baht per unit, together with hospitals and schools Expected to invest more than 3 billion.
Mr. Supatthanaphong Phanmechaow Deputy Prime Minister And Minister of Energy Disclosed after the meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC), chaired by Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-o-cha. The meeting agreed to the public sector solar photovoltaic project. Which is set to increase the purchase price of excess electricity from the residential home group (Solar power project in the public sector) that sells electricity into the system as 2.20 baht / kilowatt-hour (kWh) from the original purchase price not exceeding 1.68 baht / kWh with a purchase target of 50 megawatts with a purchase period of 10 years. Effective January 1, 2021
This covers both people who have joined the new project and who have signed a power purchase agreement or have begun to supply electricity to the system. Which increasing the purchase rate of electricity yields better returns Able to pay back capital within 8 – 9 years to create investment incentives and help reduce the cost burden of residents of residential houses.
2. Expanding the results of the project To schools, educational institutes, hospitals and pumping water for agriculture (Pilot project) with the purchase price of excess electricity that sells electricity into the system at the rate of 1.00 baht / kWh, divided into schools, schools, 20 MW, hospital group, 20 MW, and water sources for agriculture 10 MW.
For agencies participating in the project Yes, the installed capacity must be more than 10 kWp but less than 200 kWp. Purchase period of 10 years to suit the demand for electricity and area potential.
The average system installation. And promoting distributed power generation systems in the event of government investment in schools and hospitals. Assigned to the Ministry of Energy By the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) met with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies Consider improving the law And relevant regulations for the promotion of rooftop solar power generation can be carried out in a concrete way.
However, it is expected that 100 megawatts of solar photovoltaic projects in the public sector and pilot projects in schools and hospitals will generate more than 3 billion baht in investment.
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