25 – 26 November, Impact Bangkok, Thailand
Website: //seasia.solarenergyevents.com/

The Thai Ministry of Energy has recently announced an enormous boost to the ASEAN solar industry.

600MW of new private sector solar PPAs, 800MW of government or agricultural co-op solar and a 70MW window opening for a residential FiT will be added before December 2015.

Just some of other current opportunities for solar deployment in the ASEAN region include:

• Philipines: According to the Philippine Institute of Development Studies, 16 million Filipinos have no access to electricity -solar is the most cost effective option for isolated communities and islands. Deparment of Energy has increased its solar installation target from 50MW to 500MW
• Indonesia: Utility companies are giving priority to rural electrification, intending to complete 90% of electrification by 2025
• Malaysia: 1.3GW target with current budget allocated to Ministry of Rural and Regional Development of around RM100 million to RM200 million for off-grid renewable energy projects
• Vietnam: trial project for local energy planning conducted by the Hanoi-based NGO Green Innovation and Development Center (GreenID) and the Energy Alliance