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Why don’t you see any houses or properties with solar panels in Thailand?

Author: Neil Simmons

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I have lived in Thailand for over 10 years. I’m still not used to the heat, I doubt that I ever will be. Some days, the sun beats down so hard that I simply don’t want to venture outside. You can really feel the power, the energy. Thailand has huge potential for solar energy. It’s sunny pretty much all year round, so why don’t you see any houses or properties with solar panels?

It is because of the cost of solar panels? Well frankly yes, this is the main reason for most individual house owners. Average salary in Thailand is less than a lot of other developed nations, but what makes it particularly tricky is that the Thai Government hasn’t targeted individual home owners or businesses. Thailand doesn’t have a Grid Tied system available for everyone. Solar power generation in Thailand is pretty much exclusively dominated by large corporations. I suspect that (sorry to say this but quite typically the case) politicians are looking at cashing in on this potentially lucrative source or money by focusing on large companies, large investors, and large ‘deals’.

Small individual home owners don’t offer the same financial incentives to those in power, so why bother? There are many small businesses providing solar panel installation, but they don’t get a look in.

With an active marketing campaign and Feed-in-Tariff scheme targeted at small home owners, businesses and industries, Thailand could substantially increase its production of solar power, but where is the money in that?

Once again, greed is not green.

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Neil Simmons is a senior installer with Heliosolar Co. Ltd., a leading provider and installer of solar panels in the UK. More information can be found at: www.heliosolarpanels.co.uk

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Greed is Not Green