Thailand Power Development Plan 2015-2036

The AEDP would be integrated with the power demand forecasting in order to
formulate the PDP2015. However, many limitations should be considered, for instance, the
renewable energy potential and power demand of each region. Transmission and
distribution system have not been planned for the large amount of power generated from
Very Small Power Producers (VSPPs); therefore, there would be a possibility of reverse
power flow problems which would increase losses in the power system.
The AEDP developed by Department of Alternative Energy Development and
Efficiency (DEDE) was approved by the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) on December
15, 2014 with the target on power generated from renewable energy in year 2036 of
19,634.4 MW as show in Table 4.3.
Table 4.3 the renewable and alternative energy targets of AEDP in 2036 (MW)
Type Plant Factor (%) Target 1/
Solar
6,000.0
- Ground Mount
- Rooftop
16
15
Wind 18 3,002.0
Hydro
- ≤ 10 MW
- > 10 MW
44
-
3,282.4
376.0
2,906.4
Municipal Waste 70 500.0
Biomass 70 5,570.0
Biogas (Waste water/Waste) 70 600.0
Biogas (Energy crops) 78 680.0
Remark: 1/ installed capacity
Total 19,634.4
The information required on the estimation of power demand is as follows: power
consumption, distribution power requirement, EGAT sales, power requirement of EGAT
system, and power requirement of the country. However, data collection of power plants
linked outside EGAT system such as renewable power generation from VSPPs and DEDE as
well as diesel generation from PEA has been facing challenges due to their large numbers of
sites. Therefore, the installed capacity of VSPPs which would be used in the calculation on
energy requirement of EGAT system and the country was estimated from the AEDP as shown
in Table 4.4.
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