Bangkok--23 Jun--AIT
A paper co-authored by Dr. Supattana Nirukkanaporn, an Energy field of study graduate, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and her adviser Professor S. Kumar, coordinator, Energy field of study, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), has been chosen as the Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011.
The paper “A transition to bilateral trading ESI - effect to generation dispatched cost an analysis of the Thai power system” was published in International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Volume 4, Issue 4, 2010, by Emerald.
It was selected for the winning award by the journal’s editorial team, which included a number of eminent scholars. According the judges, the paper was one of the most impressive submissions of academic work the team had reviewed in 2010.
This outstanding paper is one of the two papers in Thailand to receive the award.
Dr. Supattana, a Thai-national who graduated from AIT in December 2010 and is currently a faculty member at Rangsit University in Bangkok, explained that the paper is based on her doctoral thesis work at AIT.
Receiving the award was unexpected and a nice reward for the pair’s hard work, Dr. Supattana said. “I am so proud of the award and I am very happy that my advisor can be proud of our work submitted under the name of AIT."
The study analyzed the effect on centralized dispatching generation costs under the condition where the single-buyer electric supply industry (ESI), with independent power producer (IPP) scheme, is opened for bilateral trading. The ESI structure is widely implemented in developing countries. The analysis is based on the Thai power system.
The paper illustrated that the operational constraints under the IPP scheme under the single-buyer ESI has resulted in an uneconomic operation in the current power system of Thailand. These constraints will be accumulated as the power system continues to expand, and therefore, will be an obstacle for moving towards ESI reform under conditions of more competition.
The paper found that potential exists for better operating conditions for bilateral trading. Planning and policy should take into consideration these conditions especially during the transitional period of ESI reform. The authors said the results are instructive for other developing countries operating the similar ESI structure.
According to Dr. Supattana, the way the paper pointed out the current system's constraints and provided an analysis and discussion for the potential solutions may have impressed the judges.
“We worked hard to revise the paper to be as up-to-date as recommended from the reviewers. The whole work was re-simulated to incorporate the present situation of Thailand.”
Photo caption: Mr. Yang-Cheng Shen, left, Business Manager of Emerald is seen presenting the award to Dr. Supatta Nirukkanaporn.