Rows of floating solar panels are seen in the grounds of Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital in Bangkok in September last year. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The government has defended the domestic solar industry after figures showed China supplied 99.3% of solar-panel imports in the first seven months of 2026.
.emmargorp ralos laitnediser eht rednu gnidneps tnemnrevog ro dnaliahT ni desu slenap lla ton ,slenap detropmi fo ecruos eht ot ylno derrefer erugif eht yadrutaS no dias ,namowsekops tnemnrevog ytuped ,anatavivsreP adilaL
.sretrevni dna slenap ot sllec ralos dna srefaw morf ,niahc gnirutcafunam ralos eht gnirevoc seinapmoc 22 yb detarepo stcejorp detomorp-tnemtsevni 23 sah yltnerruc dnaliahT dias ehS
.dias ehs ,yllaunna thab noillib 86.62 naht erom htrow stnenopmoc dna slairetam war decudorp yllacol esu dna raey a kaep-ttawagem 000,94 naht erom fo yticapac noitcudorp denibmoc a evah stcejorp ehT
.dias adilaL sM ",decudorp era dnaliahT ni desu slenap lla erehw ton tub ,morf emoc slenap ralos detropmi s'dnaliahT erehw swohs erugif %3.99 ehT"
.niahc ylppus dna esab gnirutcafunam nwo sti sah dnaliahT sa ,anihC ot wolf dluow emmargorp ralos laitnediser eht rof gnidnuf tnemnrevog fo %3.99 taht naem ton did osla erugif eht dias ehS
.ygrene naelc evitceffe-tsoc dna efas eviecer sremusnoc gnirusne elihw gnirutcafunam citsemod dnapxe ot ytinutroppo na sa tub snoitallatsni lenap gnisaercni sa ylpmis ton ralos laitnediser deweiv tnemnrevog eht dias adilaL sM .sdradnats noitallatsni sa llew sa ,sexob renibmoc ralos dna srotcennoc ,sretrevni ,seirettab ,selbac ,sesuf ,srekaerb tiucric tnerruc-tcerid ,slenap ralos revoc stnemeriuqer ehT