JEERAPONG PRASERTPOLKRUNG
THE SUNDAY NATION July 28, 2013 1:00 am
Talking on 'PM Yingluck Shinawatra's Government Meets the People' weekly TV programme, Pongsak said the cost of solar-cell installation had been cut from Bt300,000-400,000 to under Bt200,000 per panel hence people could take a loan to get the panels and repay the cost by selling power.
The government also had a pilot project to set up community solar cells totalling 800 megawatts. Each community had to be equipped with a one-megawatt solar-cell system to earn profit for the community's welfare or maintenance. Such communities would have to have appropriate power lines and a site with sufficient sunlight.
He admitted the government could not bear the burden of diesel subsidies, so it could be hiked in the future. But Pongsak cited research overseas that diesel-engine trucks could incorporate a natural gas system. If this could lead to mass production, the state would also expand natural gas vehicle stations in terms of quality and quantity, he added.
Meanwhile, the cooking gas price will rise by 50 satang per kilogram per month, from Sept 1. This had to happen, he said, because the government had spent Bt140 billion for the LPG price subsidy over the past 5-6 years. He said this measure would not affect the 7.6 million low-income households (determined by low or nil-usage power bills) as they would be entitled to buy LPG at the old subsidised rate, as well as the 168,529 registered food stalls which mainly feed low-income people. He urged people to seek information from the call centre on 021-407-000.
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