Thailand: Strategic Plan for Energy Efficiency

In order to achieve the targeted energy elasticity reduction, measures have been established focusing on the two major energy intensive sectors, namely, the transportation and industrial sectors which hold a share of 37% and 36% of energy demand respectively. Measures in transportation sector:
Switch the mode of transport, for both passengers and freight, from cars and light trucks to the rail system.
Develop efficient networks of multimodal transport.
Promote the use of energy-efficient vehicles.
Use the town & country planning system in determining goods transport routes.
Introduce tax measures to induce energy conservation in the transportation sector.
Measures in industrial sector:
Speeding up the industrial structure reform to enhance the competitive edge of the country as well as review the investment promotion policy, attaching greater importance to the energy aspect and economic value.
Devising tax measures to promote energy conservation in factories and goods transportation. Interested industries can submit a petition for tax exemption and apply for energy conservation plan development on a voluntary basis.
Speeding up the implementation of the following:
enforcement of the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for electrical appliances and energy-efficiency labeling for cars;
establishment of the Energy Conservation Certification for factories; and
promotion of energy production systems with efficient combined use of energy, such as the co-generation system in the industrial estates and the district heating/cooling system.

Date Implemented: 2003

Status: In Force; Framework Policy

Funding Information: The sources of capital can be from the investment of the private sector, the public sector and various energy funds, for example, the Oil Fund and the Energy Conservation Promotion Fund.

Targets: Increase the contribution of commercial RE to the total primary energy demand from 0.5% to 8% by 2011 (5% RPS for the power sector). Reduce the energy elasticity of the country (ratio of energy demand growth to GDP growth) from the current 1.4:1 to 1:1 by the year 2007. If the energy elasticity can be reduced to 1:1 by 2007, the national expenditures for energy of the country can be reduced by 3.1 trillion Baht during the period 2007-2017.

References: http://www.eppo.go.th/doc/strategy2546/strategy.html