Provinces as an important player

20 July 2017
Provinces as an important player

Photo: Panellists at the dissemination workshop (Provincial Energy Offices of Nan, Rayong and Phuket, Ministry of Energy, Chiang Mai University, GIZ).

 

Setting renewable energy targets on a sound footing forms the core of Thailand’s sustainable development, and this will be implemented on the ground in each province and municipality.

‘Provincial energy planning is an important part of the national energy plan and strategy,’ said Krittiya Petsee, Policy and Planning Analyst at the Planning and Strategy Office (PSO) of the Ministry of Energy (MoE) at a workshop organised by GIZ and MoE.

 

The two have also collaborated in developing a solid methodology to support provincial energy planning. Renewable Energy Scenarios for three role provinces, namely Rayong, Phuket and Nan, have been analysed by the Fraunhofer Institute to showcase how provinces can reach high shares of renewable energy in their energy mix to mitigate climate change, provide a cleaner environment, and increase local value creation.

‘The RE scenarios helped us to implement RE projects in our provinces as they serve as a solid basis to acquire budgets and convince local governors,’ explained Phuket’s Provincial Energy Officer Wirot Damkong.

 

After developing the RE Scenarios, GIZ and Chiang Mai University supported the provinces in setting their RE targets and defining concrete actions to reach them.
GIZ and the Thai Ministry of Energy will build upon these achievements and roll out the approach and methodology to further Thai provinces, a move that has been welcomed by the Provincial Energy Offices thus paving the way for further fruitful cooperation.

For further information, please contact Katrin Lammers.

The Project Development Programme (PDP) implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) supports the Ministry of Energy (MoE) in Thailand in increasing the deployment of renewable energy technologies in the country. Thailand has ambitious policy targets for renewable energy and is the market leader for such technologies in Southeast Asia. Under the current political framework, several initiatives focus on the community level with the goal to promote sustainable energy production on a decentralized level. In accordance with MoEN’s goals, GIZ focuses on increasing the deployment of renewable energy in communities, regions and provinces in Thailand by sharing German experience and know-how. Since especially small and medium sized companies are the carrier of knowledge and technology in this regard, the strategy of the project is to trigger business cooperation between German and Thai companies to develop a Thai-German Community-Based Renewable Energy (CBRE) project jointly with MoEN that combines different renewable energy or intelligent grid technologies, and to develop business models which allow for the local community to directly benefit from the project.

Learn more about the project here.