17.08.2015   The Asian Biomass Handbook

Power Generation from Rice Husk

8.4.1 Power producer promotion in Thailand

In 2007, Ministry of Energy (Thailand) has strongly promoted SPP (Small Power Producer: 10-90 MW) and VSPP (Very Small Power Producer: < 10 MW), in particular those using biomass, with high grid buyback price of electricity and simple procedure for obtaining license permit in order to cope with the energy situation. As of October 2007, there are more than 77

Подпись: Fig. 8.4.1. Distribution of Biomass Power Plant in Thailand Source: adapted from Energy for Environment Foundation (http://www.efe.or.th) SPP and VSPP with installed capacity over 1,100 MW, half of which are sold back to the grid.

8.4.2 Biomass power plant in Thailand

As shown in Fig. 8.4.1, biomass power plants are all distributed throughout the country, especially in the central and northeastern parts. In term of the electricity sold back to the grid, more than half of the power plants use bagasse as the feedstock fuel, followed by rice husk/Eucalytus bark of 31%, as shown in Fig. 8.4.2.

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Bagasse

Rice husk/Eucalytus bark

Rice husk

□ Black liquor

Para wood waste

□ Palm oil residue

Eucalytus bark

□ Biogas

MSW

□ Rice straw
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Fig. 8.4.2. Biomass Power Plants by Fuel (Grid).