The “Market Potential for Smart Grid Technology in Thailand and Vietnam” study has been conducted in the frame of the “Energy Efficiency – made in Germany” initiative by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The BMWi has commissioned the German – Bilateral Chambers of Commerce (AHKs) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to jointly implement the initiative’s regional activities in South-East Asia. The ”Energy Efficiency – made in Germany” initiative aims at sharing knowledge and technology and creating business partnerships and sector-specific networks between German and South-East Asian companies and business associations in order to join forces to maximize project opportunities in the field of energy efficiency. The GIZ is implementing these activities through its “Project Development Programme” (PDP).
Although this study aligns itself in an energy efficiency area, the smart grid solution is a backbone which is necessary for regional grid-connected RE project development.