Abstract: . . .  March 2003) 1 August 2001 Renewable Energy 217 276 301 400 1.49 Baht/kWh 16-40 Table 8 : Categorized by types of fuel (As of August 20, 2003) Biomass for Cogeneration Positive Factors : 1. Thailand is agriculture country. There is abundance of biomass production. The price of Biomass is still low. 2. The exchange rate since 1997 have effected to the price of imported energy. 3. Biomass is an environment friendly fuel. 4. There are many support programmes from government and others international funds. (UNDP, GEF, EC etc.,) 5. Difficult access to financing Negative Factors : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. High investment cost for modern biomass technologies. People don’ t want any new power plant in their area. Lack of research personnel in the area of thermal conversion. The conversion efficiency in utilizing biomass as an energy source is generally low. Difficult assess to financing. Conclusion The strategic plan for renewable energy development have set ambitions target for renewable energy in next 10 years : 16-41 To increase the renewable energy ratio from 0.5% to 8% and new power plant must generate power from renewable energy 3 - 5% of total capacity. This should lead to expand opportunities and markets for biomass power production in Thailand. References : 1) Sawad Hemkamon, Photovoltaic Development and Deployment Status and Prospect in Thailand, Department of Energy Development and Promotion, 2000 2) Vinit Tangnoi, Cogeneration Expetiences in Thailand, Electric Generating Authority of Thailand, 2003 3) Tarntip Settacharnwit, Thailand Profile on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency 4) Boonsong Kerdkang, Thailand Energy Strategy, Energy Policy and Planning Office 16-42  . . .
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