In late 2000, after Thaksin Shinawatra came into power, the role of EPPO was drastically reduced and the funding was reroute through DEDE (Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency). It is known in small circle that DEDE is closer to government when compare to EPPO which work more like a semi-independent organization and money siphon was a lot harder through direct surveillance of EPPO eye. However, the government change tide direct after Coup-de-tat on late 2006 and Dr. Piyaswas Amaranand, ex. Head of EPPO came to take charge as Minister of Energy. He had push a lot on energy stability measure and reroute the work back to EPPO.
The scope of project
While DEDE work with first come first served, the DSM project would consider best man got the job. DSM will fund the proposal with highest non-renewable energy reduction. It use “AS” (Average Subsidy) for measure of subsidize profitability.
Whilst
It mean that, the government will subsidized more to project with higher saving and less subsidized to project with lesser energy saving potential.
Considering investment example
The Request subsidy rate is negotiable but limited to type of fuel as followed. It meant each of applicants for subsidy must take homework for their proposal. If the project would have short project life, it must reduce proposed subsidy rate and project with long project life could request for full subsidy rate.
The method of consideration is upside down compare to previous methodology proposed by Thaksin government that the government will subsidize the project with lesser energy saving appeal e.g. solar cell, wind turbine or high technology energy saving utilities. Intervention of government to the alternative fuel and energy saving technology, though promote installation and result to energy saving, but intervention itself distorts the technology progression. Though Thailand deeply needs energy stability from renewable energy but the best renewable energy that suit Thailand should be a technology that deliver at least cost among the renewable energy available in Thailand. It is to note that over 2000 – 2006 periods, there are a lot of solar cell installments yet with government subsidy at 5 Baht/kWh or more. The installment actually siphons the money from the energy fund. Such money could be use by investment in developing of energy sufficiency technology.
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