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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).

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.

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 (...)

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 (...)

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.

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. (...)

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. (...)

4.67. (...) Exports of all types of coal, except pulverized from Hongai Anthracite Coal, are subject to non automatic export licensing requirements; according to the authorities, this is to preserve exhaustible natural resources.

4.75. Natural gas accounted for more than half of the fuel source for electricity generation (57.8% in 2019, down from 69.9% in 2015), while the share of renewable energy went up from 2.6% in 2015 to 10.4% in 2019.

4.78. The Fund was set up under the Energy Industry Act B.E. 2550 (2007), with the following objectives: (...) to promote the use of renewable energy and technologies with low impact on the environment in electricity generation. (...)