Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.8 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Energy |
Relevant information
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Table 4.8 Renewable energy incentives, 2019
Programme: Description
Community power plant programme; Approved by the NEPC on 11 September 2019, it aims to improve community sustainability by building power plants to generate electricity from local renewable feedstocks such as biomass and biogas.
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Keywords
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Bio
Renewable
Sustainable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.8 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Energy |
Relevant information
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Table 4.8 Renewable energy incentives, 2019
Programme: Description
- Solar power projects for households programme; Approved by the NEPC on 19 March 2020, its main purpose is to encourage power generation from solar rooftops for self-consumption and sale of the excess electricity to the grid. (...)
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Keywords
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-Table-4.8 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
Relevant information
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Table 4.8 Renewable energy incentives, 2019
Programme: Description
ENCON Fund; Established in 1992 under the ENCON Act B.E. 2535, the ENCON Fund aims to support projects to improve energy efficiency, promote renewable energy, and increase energy conservation. The Fund is managed by the ENCON Fund Committee. To apply for subsidies under the Fund, companies' businesses must be directly related to energy conservation or the correction of environmental problems arising from energy conservation (...)
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Keywords
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Conservation
Energy
Environment
Renewable
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§62 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Other support measures, Tax concessions |
Energy |
Relevant information
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4.62. In addition, Thailand notified a number of support measures to the WTO under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, including those related to the energy sector:
- the programme encouraging the transformation of plastic waste into fuel oil: from 4 August 2015 to 3 August 2018, refineries that purchased fuel oil from plastic waste could submit requests for subsidies to the Excise Department, which forwarded them to the Energy Fund Administration Institute (EFAI).
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Keywords
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§62 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing |
Energy |
Relevant information
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4.62. In addition, Thailand notified a number of support measures to the WTO under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, including those related to the energy sector:
- (...) the low-interest loan and the Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund (EERF) programme in FY2016: (...) In FY 2016, 82 projects obtained a total of THB 1.22 billion in loans, resulting in an estimated energy saving of 7.3 kilotonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe); the low-interest loan and the Energy Service Company (ESCO) Revolving Fund programme in FY2016: the ESCO provides consultation services and advice on energy saving, and it may help factories design and implement energy-saving projects (...) In FY2016, 23 projects obtained loans worth THB 123 million via the programme, resulting in an estimated energy saving of 1.84 ktoe.
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Keywords
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§62 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Investment measures |
Energy |
Relevant information
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4.62. In addition, Thailand notified a number of support measures to the WTO under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, including those related to the energy sector:
- the investment promotion in solar-heated water programme: from 2008 to 2015, support was provided to encourage the use of solar-heated water, instead of water heated by electricity, with a view to promoting renewable energy to meet the target of the AEDP (...)
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Keywords
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§62 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Investment measures |
Agriculture, Energy |
Relevant information
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4.62. In addition, Thailand notified a number of support measures to the WTO under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, including those related to the energy sector:
- the investment promotion in solar greenhouse dryers in agriculture programme: (...) offered 40%-50% of the initial investment for the preparation, construction, and operation of solar greenhouse dryers for small-scale dried-food producers (...)
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Keywords
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§62 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Loans and financing, Investment measures |
Energy, Manufacturing |
Relevant information
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4.62. In addition, Thailand notified a number of support measures to the WTO under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, including those related to the energy sector:
- the financial subsidy to change industrial boilers from steam burners to biomass fuel burners programme: from 1 February 2016 to 31 July 2017, institutional and non-profit organizations obtained subsidies from the ENCON Fund, to cooperate with factory owners to change their boilers from steam burners to biomass fuel burners (...) 30% of this investment was paid by the ENCON Fund.
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Keywords
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§62 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing |
Energy |
Relevant information
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4.62. In addition, Thailand notified a number of support measures to the WTO under Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, including those related to the energy sector:
- the compressed bio-methane gas (CBG) promotion in biogas plants programme: from 1 October 2016 to 30 June 2017, the ENCON Fund provided support to biogas factory owners to produce at least 3 tonnes of CBG per day. (...)
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Keywords
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/400/REV.1 |
S-4§63 |
Thailand |
2020 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Energy, Manufacturing |
Relevant information
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4.63. In 2018, the EPPO proposed guidelines to promote the use of B20 high-speed diesel, with a view to meeting the AEDP target of increasing the share of alternative energy in total energy consumption to 30% by 2037: in 2019, this share was 16.49%. B20 is a type of biofuel blend consisting of up to 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel. (...)
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Keywords
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