Strategy to Tackle Wind Power Projects in Low Wind Speed Region Such as Thailand
(Room Jupiter 8)
03 Sep 15
9:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Thai Government has been launched an attractive policy which adder shall be topped up the whole sale tariff for wind power project. This incident made many developers came to Thailand even it is located in the low wind speed region. Developers have been looking for the high wind speed locations, in the north-eastern and southern parts of Thailand based on Thailand Wind Resource Map.
Many wind power projects have approached to high wind speed locations where are slightly far from the grid, it consequently increases the project cost. Considering deeper in the high wind speed profile, it is a fact that high wind speed appears in certain period which it is influenced by tropical monsoons, AEP becomes higher. This brings up the interesting issues regarding how much worth and revenue of the potential locations is higher than the other locations.
Considering lower wind speed locations in Thailand, even average wind speed is lower but wind speed is moderate and steady for the whole year long. It simply means that Wind Turbine is kept generating electricity more or less the whole year. Moreover, if the difficulties of construct-ability and transportation on the low wind speed locations are considered low, therefore, the project cost will be reduced subsequently. Distance to grid is short, the expected transmission line cost is low. Thus, the project in lower wind speed locations, plateau or near coastal areas, becomes competitive with project in high wind speed locations.
In conclusion, even the AEP in lower wind speed locations is considered lower, but the Project is interesting to be invested because BoP and transmission line costs are low. Thus, the wind power projects could be expected to be executed many more if the right approach and strategy are conducted as long as attractive tariff is active.