Manilla Bulletin: Thailand enforces more conservative FIT--Thailand considers RE integration on its power mix as an “enhancement” that will just give its consumers the choice to go for “cleaner source of energy”; yet intimated that such can never be a solution especially in systems which are having “baseload” problems. . .
Clarifying the Thailand solar feedin tariff situation by Chris Greacen--As of October 2010, applications have been submitted to the Very Small Power Producer (VSPP) program for 397 photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 1,600 MW and for an additional 302 concentrating solar thermal (CST) projects totaling 1503 MW. In addition, eight solar projects totaling 477 MW have been submitted to the Small Power Producer (SPP) program. . .
Thailand: 4,300 MW of Renewables with Feed-in Tariffs--Since the introduction of its small power program in 2006, Thailand has signed contracts to develop 4,300 MW of renewable generation. Nearly half of the contracts--1,800 MW--are for solar energy alone. . .
