Thailand Country Report on New and Renewable Energies Peesamai Jenvanitpanjakul Senior Expert and Acting Director Department of Environment, Ecology and Energy Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) APEC New and Renewable Energy Technologies Expert Group 26 th Meeting during 3-5 March 2006, Auckland, New Zealand

Final Energy Consumption by Economic Sector in 2004 TRANSPORTATION 37.1% AGRICULTURE 5.7 % MINING 0.2% MANUFACTURING 36.1% COMMERCIAL 6.5%. RESIDENTIAL 14 % CONSTRUCTION 0.3%

Renewable Energy 17% Natural Gas 4% Hydro 16% Petroleum Product 53% Coal 10% Final Energy Consumption by Fuel Type in 2004 * * Traditional Energy

Fuel Consumption in Transportation Sector (M Litres/day) Diesel oil Gasoline

TE 16.5% 83%. TE = Traditional Energy NRE = New & Renewable Energy ,753 KTOE Thailand Renewable Energy Policy TE 11% NRE 8% (6,540 Ktoe) Commercial Energy 81% 52,939 Ktoe 2003: (265 Ktoe) Commercial Energy 2011: 81,763 Ktoe NationalAgenda Cabinet Resolution on June 8, 2004 on June 8, 2004 NRE 0.5%

Biomass and biogas: MSW, industrial waste water and manure 8% of total energy consumption or 6,540 KTOE Manufacturing/ Agriculture 1,060 ktoe 3,910 ktoe 1,570 ktoe * Cabinet Resolution on June 8, 2004 Ethanol & Biodiesel

Target of Biofuels in ,570 Ktoe of Ethanol and Biodiesel 1 M Litres/day in M Litres/day in M Litres/day in 2012* * Cabinet Resolution on January 18, 2005

The Capacity of Existing Renewable Energy Installation and Target in the year 2011 RE Current installation Target 2011 Solar and Solar Home System MW250 MW Wind Energy kW100 MW Small Hydro Power (Mini/Micro Hydro Power < 30MW) MW350MW

PV Powerhouse Mae Hong Son Capacity 504 kW PV Powerhouse Mae Hong Son Capacity 504 kW PV Installation in Thailand: PV Installation in rural areas

อุทยานแห่งชาติภูกระดึง LOEY 2.5 kW อุทยานแห่งชาติตะรุเตา SATUL 10 kW แหลมพรหมเทพ PHUKET 10 kWx2 units and 150 kW กิ่ง อ.เกาะจันทร์ CHOLBURY 150 kW 150 kW Wind Power Target: 100 MW in 2011 Installed Capacity: kW as of 2005

Strategies and Activities on Bio-fuels Ethanol Biodiesel Expand plantation area of feedstocks Target: Biodiesel 8.5 ML/day in 2012 (B10) Target: Ethanol 3 Mlitres/day in 2011 (E10) Domestic and imported feedstock; Molasses, cassava, sugar cane Regulated by National Bio-fuel Committee Governmental Organizations obligated to use Gasohol

Strategies and Activities on Bio-fuels ETHANOL  Licensing to 24 Companies: ML/D  Current production 6 Companies: ML/D  Gasohol or E Community-based BDF Promotion L/D Commercial-based BDF Starting with 300,000 L/D BIODIESEL Spec B100, B5 Spec B10, demand 8.5 ML/D

Prototype for community-based BDF production_1  Continuous process fully automated  Crude palm oil as RM  Capacity 150 L/D  yield 85-90%  BDF properties meet the ASTM 6751 standard Developed by: Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), 2004 Supported by: DEDE

Batch process RM: WVO, ethanol Capacity 500 L/Batch Developed by: Royal Navy Dockyard, 2004 Site: Royal Project Prototype for community-based BDF production_2

Prototype for community-based BDF production_3 Developed by: Royal Navy Dockyard, 2004 Supported by: DEDE Site: Chiang Mai Batch process RM: WVO, methanol Capacity 2,000 L/Batch

Prototype for community-based BDF production_4 Batch/Continuous process RM: WVO Capacity 120 L/Hr Developed by: Prince Songkla University, 2005 Supported by: DEDE

Prototype for community-based BDF production_5 Batch process RM: Jatropha nut Capacity 100 L/batch Developed by: Prince Songkla University, 2005 Supported by: DEDE Site: Suphan Buri Province

Potential feedstocks for biodiesel production in Thailand Sunflower oil Coconut oil Palm oil Waste cooking oil Jatropha oil

No. of Gas Stations (Gasohol 95 ) BangkokOther Provinces Total (July 05) PTT BANGCHAK SHELL TPI8311 CALTEX48250 JET6-6 TOTAL Amount of Gasohol 95 sold in June 2005 was about 44.5 million liters Amount of Gasohol 95 sold in June 2005 was about 44.5 million liters As of 12 July 2005 As of 12 July 2005

THAILAND: Gasoline Filling Station E10

THAILAND: Biodiesel Filling Station B5 As of September 2005, B5, about 20 filling stations

Current Situation on Biomass for Electricity  Connected to Grid 720 MW  Others MW MW (Small Power Producers -SPP)

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