Bangkok: The Energy Conservation Fund board has approved a significant allocation of over 1.6 billion baht for 282 projects aimed at promoting energy conservation in fiscal year 2025. These projects, which include rooftop solar initiatives, government-owned solar cell projects, and household solar cell installations in remote areas, are expected to achieve combined energy savings of over 171.26 ktoe/year, valued at more than 7,000 million baht.
According to Thai News Agency, Mr. Ratchat Siripanich, Manager of the Energy Conservation Fund Management Office, stated that numerous organizations expressed interest and submitted proposals after the registration for project proposals was opened. The approved projects are designed to promote energy conservation, renewable energy, and alternative energy sources, thereby reducing national energy consumption, lowering public expenses, and enhancing the use of clean energy.
The projects are categorized into two main groups. The first group comprises 141 projects that support investment in energy conservation and renewable energy through a co-payment system between the fund and the requesting organizations, with a total support amount of approximately 251 million baht. The majority of these projects focus on rooftop solar power generation systems.
The second group includes 141 projects with funding of approximately 1,409 million baht, supporting energy conservation research, personnel development, and knowledge sharing. These initiatives aim to provide solar power systems to citizens, public schools without electricity, and public hospitals; support investment in energy conservation and renewable energy technologies for SMEs; and enhance research, development, and demonstration of energy conservation technologies. If successfully implemented, these projects are expected to result in energy savings of 7,836.5 million baht.
Additionally, the meeting approved the draft announcement and criteria for accepting project proposals for fiscal year 2026, with a budget of 7,500 million baht. The proposed initiatives include installing solar power systems for agriculture, village water supply systems, public hospitals, government agencies, and remote communities without electricity, as well as supporting energy conservation investments for SMEs and businesses.
These efforts aim to benefit agricultural farms and transportation businesses by supporting renewable energy power generation systems in remote areas, ultimately alleviating the energy cost burden on the public in accordance with government policies and directives from the Ministry of Energy.