Legal Measures for the Promotion of Electricity Production and Consumption from Solar Energy

Abstract

This research aims study a legal concepts, problems and obstacles of legal measures affect the promotion of electricity production and consumption from solar energy in Thailand that in comparison with Germany, United States of America and Japan for providing recommendations to improve Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520, The Energy Industry Act B.E. 2550 and City Planning Act, B.E. 2518. This research was based on qualitative research method through analysis of documents and data deriving from interviewing stakeholders of electricity production and consumption from solar energy business, both public and private sector.  Fact finding from the study revealed that legal measures for the promotion
of electricity production and consumption from solar energy were unclear in the production, distribution and establishment and governmental policies are uncertain, arising from change of governmental policies in each period. In addition, the legal measures have lacked of unity in policy management because there are various agencies involved. As the results, the laws and policies cannot function as a tool to promote the country's electricity production and consumption from solar energy.  The recommendations of the research that shall be revised the laws and governmental policies for the promotion of electricity production and consumption from solar energy.