Options for growing rooftop solar, including new business models, Thailand

ECA advised Thailand’s Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), the Bangkok distribution utility, on options to incorporate growth in rooftop solar generation. This included an assessment of the potential for MEA to become a supplier itself, to use solar generation for arbitrage purposes and to charge for value-added services (eg, virtual storage using the grid). ECA also advised on pricing network access and wheeling services to protect the interests of existing customers.