Strategic Roadmap for Liberalizing Thailand’s Electricity Distribution Market : Part 6
Date : 6 January 2026
### 8) A Sequenced Implementation Roadmap
**Year 1 : Rulemaking + accounting separation**
- Finalize enforceable TPA rules and standard contracts consistent with Thailand’s direction toward TPA development.
- Require MEA/PEA accounting separation and publish cost allocation methods.
- Stand up a compliance function for nondiscrimination monitoring.
**Years 2–3 : Large-customer contestability + functional separation**
- Enable large customers to choose suppliers/retailers and contract via TPA-enabled arrangements.
- Implement functional separation and staff/process firewalls.
- Launch a central switching/settlement platform for eligible customers.
**Years 4–6 : Expansion to SMEs and households**
- Scale switching and consumer protections.
- Formalize aggregator participation and flexibility markets informed by sandbox learnings.
- Introduce provider-of-last-resort and tighter retail conduct regulation.
### 9) Risks and Mitigations
- **Risk: Cost shifting and tariff shock**
- Mitigation: Transparent social tariffs funded explicitly; gradual reform; periodic tariff rebalancing.
- **Risk: “Cream skimming” of profitable customers**
- Mitigation: Universal service obligations; network charge design; POLR mechanism.
- **Risk: Discrimination by incumbents**
- Mitigation: Functional separation, audits, penalties, and transparent performance reporting.
- **Risk: Reliability degradation due to poor settlement rules**
- Mitigation: Strong imbalance settlement, technical standards, retailer credit requirements.
To be continued————————————————————————————————————————————-
#DistributionMarketReform #Thaitimes #ManagerOnline #News1Strategic Roadmap for Liberalizing Thailand’s Electricity Distribution Market : Part 6
Date : 6 January 2026
### 8) A Sequenced Implementation Roadmap
**Year 1 : Rulemaking + accounting separation**
- Finalize enforceable TPA rules and standard contracts consistent with Thailand’s direction toward TPA development.
- Require MEA/PEA accounting separation and publish cost allocation methods.
- Stand up a compliance function for nondiscrimination monitoring.
**Years 2–3 : Large-customer contestability + functional separation**
- Enable large customers to choose suppliers/retailers and contract via TPA-enabled arrangements.
- Implement functional separation and staff/process firewalls.
- Launch a central switching/settlement platform for eligible customers.
**Years 4–6 : Expansion to SMEs and households**
- Scale switching and consumer protections.
- Formalize aggregator participation and flexibility markets informed by sandbox learnings.
- Introduce provider-of-last-resort and tighter retail conduct regulation.
### 9) Risks and Mitigations
- **Risk: Cost shifting and tariff shock**
- Mitigation: Transparent social tariffs funded explicitly; gradual reform; periodic tariff rebalancing.
- **Risk: “Cream skimming” of profitable customers**
- Mitigation: Universal service obligations; network charge design; POLR mechanism.
- **Risk: Discrimination by incumbents**
- Mitigation: Functional separation, audits, penalties, and transparent performance reporting.
- **Risk: Reliability degradation due to poor settlement rules**
- Mitigation: Strong imbalance settlement, technical standards, retailer credit requirements.
To be continued————————————————————————————————————————————-
#DistributionMarketReform #Thaitimes #ManagerOnline #News1
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