Co-ops seek lucky draw for solar power grid plan
Agriculture cooperatives nationwide will submit a petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Tuesday asking the government to use a lucky draw to select solar farm projects which will supply electricity to the national power grid, instead of bidding as proposed. Patipol Keturatanang, chairman of Na Bon Agricultural Cooperatives in Nakhon Si Thammarat, said the cooperation will submit the petition via the government’s public service centre at Government House. He said the petition will ask the government to draw lots to select on-ground solar farm projects which are eligible to sell electricity to the state power grid. He said the Energy Policy and Planning Office has proposed a change of method to bidding for the second round of purchases, after earlier approving the drawing of lots in the first round.
