Stakeholders' perceptions on challenges and opportunities for biodiesel and bioethanol policy development in Thailand

Anuman Chanthawong and Shobhakar Dhakal

Energy Policy, 2016, vol. 91, issue C, 189-206

Abstract: Thailand is Southeast Asia's largest promoter of biofuels. Although, Thailand promotes the use of biofuels, it has yet to achieve its policy targets. This paper focuses on the first generation biofuel development in Thailand and examines the perceptions of seven stakeholder groups to guide further policy development. These stakeholders were feedstock producers, biofuel producers, government agencies, car manufacturers, oil companies, non-profit organizations and end users. It combines a Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) framework with an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) framework and a TOWS Matrix for analysis of stakeholder's perceptions to propose priorities for policy development. Five policies were of high priority for development of biofuel. These are: (1) promoting biofuel production and use in long term through government policies, (2) revising government regulations to allow sale of biofuel products to other domestic industries while keeping retail prices of blended biofuels below those of regular ethanol and biodiesel, (3) improving farm management and promoting contract farming, (4) expanding cultivation area and yield without affecting food production and environmental sustainability, and (5) balancing biofuel feedstock use between the food and energy industries.

Keywords: Stakeholders' perceptions; Biodiesel; Bioethanol; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.01.008

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