Feed-in Tariff for Very Small Power Producers (VSPP) (excluding solar PV)

Country / jurisdiction: Thailand · Year: 2014 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

On 15 th of December 2014 Thailand adopted a Feed-in Tariff for Very Small Power Producers (VSPP) of less than 10 MW installed capacity. The new scheme replaces old feed-in premium scheme.

The new FIT will be granted for 20 years, an exception being power systems fuelled by landfill gas which will receive support for 10 years only. The FIT rates differ greatly on power plant size and fuel types and different bonuses are being granted for certain systems.

The new FIT is composed of three components: FIT(F) - fixed portion of remuneration, FIT(V) - variable portion of the remuneration dependent on the inflation rate and FIT(P) - feed-in premium that is split according to the fuel type, period of remuneration and location.

Feed-in Tariff levels in BAHT/kWH

FIT Premium

Technology

Capacity

FIT(F)

FIT(V)

Total calculated FIT

Period of support

For bioenergy (8 years)

Southern Provinces

Waste (e.g. incineration, gasification

< 1MW

3.13

3.21

6.34

20 years

0.70

0.50

1MW – 3 MW

2.61

3.21

5.82

> 3 MW

2.39

2.69

5.08

Waste (landfill gas)

5.60

5.60

10 years

Biomass

< 1MW

3.13

2.21

5.34

20 years

0.50

1MW – 3 MW

2.61

2.21

4.82

0.40

> 3 MW

2.39

1.85

4.24

0.30

Biogas (from waste products)

3.76

3.76

0.50

Biogas (from energy crops)

2.79

2.55

5.34

Hydropower

< 200 kW

4.90

4.90

Wind

6.06

6.06

Solar PV projects are supported by  Feed-in tariff for distributed solar systems programme