JAUE2017-078: Introduction of Solar Sharing and Evaluation of Business Viability in Thailan

Abstract

Recently, workers increasingly distance themselves from agriculture and especially rice farming that the 
agriculture work force consist of about 70% is a rice growing farmhouse in Thailand. The problem will be very 
dangerous in the future as it is to continue decreasing. The main cause involves the increase in income disparities 
between urban and rural areas. Therefore, rice growing farmhouse had anti-government demonstration in 2014 and
a few agriculturalists have commenced non-agricultural work in an urban area. The purpose of this study involves 
examining the income improvement of the agricultural by introduction of solar sharing system. Solar sharing is 
selected for three reasons. The first reason is because the structure of solar sharing is very simple, and thus specific 
techniques are not necessary. The second reason is because the Thai government places a premium on the
introduction of renewable energy and especially on solar power plants. The final reason is because a Feed-in Tariff 
system exists in Thailand and it can potentially correspond to a profitable enterprise. In conclusion, the payment of 
the initial expense of solar sharing is completed in eight years and an increased income of approximately 1930(Thai 
Baht /Month) is expected due to its introduction (The monthly incomes of agriculturalists are less than 14,000 Thai 
Baht).