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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Solar panels in Thailand
Reader question: Solar panels in Thailand
Dear readers,
As many of us know, the sun shines more here than in our little country. Now it is also possible to purchase a solar system here in Thailand, unfortunately without the subsidy from the government.
Now my question is: does anyone have experience with the purchase? And is the payback time (ROI) as advertised by most companies? Is it also possible to sell the excess electricity produced back to the grid?
If you decide to purchase, are there still things you should take into account?
Regards,
Sjaak65
Saw an advertisement yesterday from a company that will install solar panels free of charge. You get your electricity consumption for free and the other proceeds are for them. Maintenance, etc. all for their account. You give your roof and you get electricity. I just couldn't make sense of whether it is only for companies or also for individuals
I think only for companies, I think you can see that from the minimal electricity consumption…
willy
do you know the name of this company?
or you can email the ad
I am interested
greetings
guido
Hi Mark,,
Here is the link to the ad
https://www.facebook.com/397609070819819/posts/601619873752070/
This company does it for private individuals, but registers your installation as their company. Only companies can let their electricity flow back into the grid and earn money from it.
I reported to that company, but apparently there are either a lot of requests or they don't earn enough from me.
I think it's a good alternative. They promise ten percent cost savings. Now I don't know what it's like at night. Whether they also provide storage.
Having an installation built yourself can be interesting if you can afford it and wait a few years for your ROI.
Wonderful those stories, but what is the name of that company and where is it located?
I'm wildly curious.
Thanks in advance.
pjoter
Naturally: https://zerosolarinvest.com/
This company advertises on Facebook and offers their services for companies and individuals.
https://www.facebook.com/397609070819819/posts/601619873752070/
Pay-out time (POT) is considerably longer in Thailand than in NL, because electrical energy is cheaper due to the lower direct tax per kWh, as well as lower VAT. In other words, probably POT of 12-15 years, so hardly interesting.
Solutions: 1) Subsidy would help a little or 2) significantly increase the tax on energy (but probably also insurrection in the country).
Matt,
I don't agree with you at all, the POI or ROI in Thailand is almost the same as in the Netherlands for about 7 years.
The electricity is indeed much cheaper, but the sun shines much more fanatically here than in the frog country. Have a 3 kWh installation yourself and it brings about 100 KWh per week on average.
You don't even get this in the Netherlands in the summer.
No Tooske,
They are not heat collectors!!
So don't need fanatical sunshine !!
In the Netherlands, energy panels also have good returns in winter!!
And Thailand it really takes longer before you have a return on your investment.
Plus that the burning sun will affect the panels in the short term. So replace sooner!
In Ned you get between 20 and 30 years warranty !! Also in Thailand?
I know that's a difficult word here.
Would you like the name of the company or advertisement?
https://www.facebook.com/397609070819819/posts/601619873752070/
It is a pity that no details of the company in question are provided here.
Then why write your story if you can't give details.
https://www.facebook.com/397609070819819/posts/601619873752070/
https://th.rs-online.com/web/ is a site in Thailand
solar panel supplies a 10000 baht/piece for a 160 Wp. There are higher ones up to 320 Wp (in Thailand?)
I saw another shop here in Hatyai yesterday, which sold panels. Didn't look further.
This is without cables, controllers, inverter, mounting rack and also no storage. You would have to install special batteries for this. The higher the capacity, the more expensive.
Placing lower capacity batteries in parallel costs less. The larger ones not only cost more, but also weigh enormously. The industry also has a battery of smaller batteries instead of large ones.
Micro controllers are desirable, as they monitor the condition (per plate). Each plate has its own micro controller. Should a plate become partially defective or spend less (shadow, dirt), the entire system will not be negatively affected. Without it, the entire installation can be negatively affected.
You have mono- and polycrystalline panels. The latter, I thought, was better for higher temperatures.
After all, in Thailand there are many days that are hot and that results in a loss of efficiency, about 20%, if the panel reaches 65 degrees. 0.5% per degree above 25 degrees. Wouldn't it get warmer?
Seen videos on youtube, where people then cool their installation with water sprinklers.
You can of course collect the water before, you have free hot water. OK takes a bit more invention.
No idea how large fields of panels are controlled or kept cool, other than for optimal cooling by providing wind. Cooling is essential for efficiency.
It is also important, can your roof bear the weight of these plates? It is Thailand and the houses are built differently there.
These are just a few things to think about BEFORE you buy.
Partly due to the lower electricity costs here and the higher purchase price, the payback time is around 15 years. But every 10 years you already have to replace things such as the inverter and so on, that makes it even less profitable
It is more interesting here if you want to live and live off the grid…
Jacob.
Totally disagree with you, the POI or ROI in Thailand is almost equal to NL about 7 years.
The electricity is indeed much cheaper, but the sun shines much more fanatically here than in the frog country. Have a 3 kWh installation yourself and it brings about 100 KWh per week on average.
You don't even get this in the Netherlands in the summer.
Furthermore, it is not only about whether it yields something, it is also better for the environment, since they mainly have coal-fired power stations in Thailand.
I generate about half of my electricity consumption with my panels, I simply pay the rest to PEA.
I am somewhat surprised that no one responds who have already purchased solar panels, or like me, still want to purchase.
The comments about not interesting to purchase:
The 10-15 years you outline are not correct.
I know someone who purchased a 5kwh system, with 340wp panels. On average, it “produces” 550 kWh per month over the year. If you multiply that by the 4bht that pea charges, you save 2.200bht pm. With an investment of 220.000bht, you would make a “profit” after 8 years.
But this man has a meter that runs backwards and from what I heard recently, this is prohibited. Therefore my message on TB, whether there are people who know this and how to act.
Apparently there is nothing else to do but go to pea and inquire there.
Thanks for your input
About 8 years ago, PEA started a so-called rooftop solar system for private individuals.
Initially gave a payback for supplied power of 7 thb per Kwh.
But:
I signed up at the time and had a quote drawn up by a specialized company and submitted this quote/request. Was number 986 in Udon Thani district.
About 7000 thb poorer and unfortunately no connection.
The Rooftop project has unfortunately stopped for private individuals.
After this fiasco, I decided to connect to the net “illegally”.
Been running trouble free for almost 8 years now and PEA knows I'm delivering back but takes no action.
Possibly because I still pay around 2000 thb every month for the electricity supplied.