More than 10 large private entrepreneurs, especially industrial Data centers inside and outside the EEC region contact the Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC Office) to prepare for the purchase of UGT 1 green electricity, which does not specify the name of the power plant. Green electricity trading is expected to take place by the end of 2024. Electricity authorities are ready to start commercialization of green electricity like UGT 2 once it is completed by 2025.
Mr. Poolpat Leesompatbaipoon was also the Secretary General of the Energy Regulatory Commission Office and the spokesperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). In order to demonstrate the progress of the green electricity scheme, the Energy Regulatory Commission has developed a utility green tariff (UGT) which is divided into UGT 1, which is not specific to power plants with demand service (power plant name is not specified) and UGT 2 is for source-based electricity users. Green electricity bill. (Mention names of power stations) and opened for public inquiry in January 2024. After that, it was opened to those interested in purchasing UGT 1 category green electricity.
However, recently more than 10 entrepreneurs interested in using green electricity have come to discuss with the Energy Regulatory Commission, most of them are large operators running data center businesses and other businesses. It includes operators in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and outside the EEC who require green electricity of UGT 1 category and UGT 2 category Green electricity must first be clearly specified, at this time, no Renewable Energy Production Certificate (REC) has been issued to any electricity buyer. But by the end of 2024, the actual trading of UGT 1 green electricity is expected to begin.
Correspondent for Energy News Center (ENC). For Green Electricity Category UGT 1, Power Purchase is now open. Because it is not electricity specific to a power plant. (Power station name not mentioned) Electricity tariff includes normal electricity tariff (basic electricity tariff and automatic variable electricity tariff or Ft) and premium service charge of 0.0594 baht per unit, for example, currently 0.0594 baht per unit including unit price above 300 units.
The premium is 0.0594 baht per unit, which is 0.0500 baht from the market price of a renewable energy production certificate (REC) and an administrative fee of 0.0094 baht.
The source of the green electricity is the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand's (EGAT) group of 7 hydropower plants, with an annual generating capacity of 1,300-3,500 GW. Eligible Power Purchaser Power Consumer Category 3,4,5 or Large Industrial Plants and Medium Businesses Power Purchase Agreement is valid for 1 year.
For green electricity, UGT 2 means buying electricity from a specific source. (Mention names of power plants) It is divided into groups A and B, Group A is the cost of electricity purchased from power plants producing electricity (COD) at the rate of 4.5622 Baht per unit during 2025-2027. , and group B is the price of electricity purchased from power plants at COD between 2028-2030 at the rate of 4.5475 baht per unit.
For the source of green electricity, UGT 2 is a group of power plants “The project procures electricity from renewable energy sources Feed-in Tariff (FiT) 2022-2030 for groups with no fuel cost for electricity consumers category 4,5 or large industrial plants power purchase agreement is 10 years, however, the buyer of such green electricity, the customer must have a Renewable Energy Production Certificate (REC) issued by the Electricity Authority. will get
However, purchase of power under UGT 2 will only happen if there is a green power plant under the “Plan for Purchase of Power from Renewable Energy in the Form of Feed-in Tariff (FiT) 2022-2030 for Groups with No Fuel Costs” earlier opened for purchase of a total of 4,852.26 MW. The system had previously only started power generation with the first batch in 2025 and the second batch in 2028.
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