Incentives for very small power projects
The Energy Ministry is offering incentives to very small power projects (VSPPs) to sell their output into the national grid. Authorities want to purchase up to 10 Megawatts of electricity from VSPPs with renewable power, cogeneration and combined heat and power (CHP) plants by subsidising prices for seven years.The government will offer 30 satang per unit (kilowatt/hour) on top of the purchase price for biomass power, 80 satang extra for hydropower plants smaller than 50 kilowatts, 40 satang for hydropower plants of 50-200 Kw, 2.50 baht per unit for waste or wind power generation, and eight baht per unit for solar power.