{"id":13152,"date":"2026-02-05T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T08:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solarppm.com\/?p=13152"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:59:50","slug":"how-to-calculate-payback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solarppm.com\/en\/how-to-calculate-payback\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Investing in Solar PV Systems Worthwhile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13152\" class=\"elementor elementor-13152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a497cb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a497cb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b97f91\" data-id=\"7b97f91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab280c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab280c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/solarppm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/\u0e08\u0e38\u0e14\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e21\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e42\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c-2-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7617\" alt=\"\u0e08\u0e38\u0e14\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e21\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e42\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e40\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e25\u0e4c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solarppm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/\u0e08\u0e38\u0e14\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e21\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e42\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/solarppm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/\u0e08\u0e38\u0e14\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e21\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e42\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/solarppm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/\u0e08\u0e38\u0e14\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e21\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e42\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/solarppm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/\u0e08\u0e38\u0e14\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e21\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e42\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c-2-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/solarppm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/\u0e08\u0e38\u0e14\u0e04\u0e38\u0e49\u0e21\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e42\u0e0b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c-2.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96eda65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96eda65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb25b1c\" data-id=\"eb25b1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209500c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"209500c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Many business owners wonder whether installing a solar PV system provides a worthwhile return on investment (ROI). To provide clarity, Solar PPM presents a preliminary guide on how to calculate the break-even point for your solar investment.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf5949b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf5949b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79afbd0\" data-id=\"79afbd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-671751b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"671751b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aacde0\" data-id=\"5aacde0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c115a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c115a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How to Calculate the Break-Even Point for Solar Installations\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9461074 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9461074\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1c20aa\" data-id=\"d1c20aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96777a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96777a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">1. Determine System Size Based on Total Consumption<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cd09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56cd09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">each industrial facility, depending on electricity usage patterns and operating hours. Solar PPM offers expert consultations at no cost to help determine your optimal system size.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A 300 kWp installation (equivalent to 300,000W).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0eabc53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0eabc53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cc9a35\" data-id=\"1cc9a35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9240a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef9240a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Calculate Total Investment Cost<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6368e11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6368e11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df3d429\" data-id=\"df3d429\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70560ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70560ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installation costs fluctuate based on system size, mounting type, and roof structure.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Assuming an installation cost of <\/span><b>25 THB per Watt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total Investment:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 300,000W x 25 THB\/W = <\/span><b>7,500,000 THB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02ee8f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02ee8f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb08ff8\" data-id=\"cb08ff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddfc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dddfc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Estimate Annual Energy Production<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ebbf22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ebbf22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b173a1d\" data-id=\"b173a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5694de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5694de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since solar intensity varies throughout the day, we use &#8220;Peak Sun Hours&#8221; (PSH) for calculation. On average, Thailand provides approximately <\/span><b>4 hours of effective sunlight per day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculation:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 300 kWp x 4 hours = <\/span><b>1,200 kWh per day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80093b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80093b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7b0f06\" data-id=\"f7b0f06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ce4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1ce4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Calculate Annual Electricity Savings <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cb1a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cb1a81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80025b9\" data-id=\"80025b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54c6e3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54c6e3e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11dd97\" data-id=\"c11dd97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c86ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c86ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the electricity tariff as of August 2023:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard Rate: <\/span><b>5.09 THB per unit (kWh)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Savings: 1,200 kWh x 5.09 THB = <\/span><b>6,108 THB per day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annual Savings (365 days): 6,108 x 365 = <\/span><b>2,229,420 THB per year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Accounting for Operation &amp; Maintenance (O&amp;M):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Assuming an annual O&amp;M cost of approximately 200,000 THB (actual costs depend on system scale):<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Net Annual Savings:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2,229,420 &#8211; 200,000 = <\/span><b>2,029,420 THB per year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00c1459 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00c1459\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-287a359\" data-id=\"287a359\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a22de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a22de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Calculate the Break-Even Point (Payback Period)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2f54b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2f54b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7d2a0c\" data-id=\"b7d2a0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0bc7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0bc7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a 7,500,000 THB investment and annual savings of 2,029,420 THB:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payback Period:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 7,500,000 \/ 2,029,420 = <\/span><b>3.69 Years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Since a high-quality solar system has an operational lifespan of <\/span><b>25 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you will enjoy pure profit for the remaining <\/span><b>21.31 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3f4d48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3f4d48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e09fd\" data-id=\"10e09fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349e888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"349e888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Leverage BOI (Board of Investment) Incentives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cfb57a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cfb57a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b7c14f\" data-id=\"9b7c14f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d455b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d455b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your facility qualifies for BOI investment promotion, you may receive a <\/span><b>50% corporate income tax exemption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the project value, applicable within a 3-year period.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax Deduction:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 7,500,000 THB x 50% = <\/span><b>3,750,000 THB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjusted Investment Cost:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 7,500,000 &#8211; 3,750,000 = <\/span><b>3,750,000 THB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimized Payback Period:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 3,750,000 \/ 2,029,420 = <\/span><b>Only 1.84 Years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under this scheme, the profitable period extends to <\/span><b>23.16 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When calculated against your annual savings, the total lifetime benefit reaches approximately <\/span><b>47,001,367.2 THB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b10fa84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b10fa84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c37160\" data-id=\"2c37160\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fa562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04fa562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc7e487 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc7e487\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29afd11\" data-id=\"29afd11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc178d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc178d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single investment in a solar PV system can significantly reduce operational overhead and substantially increase long-term profitability for your facility.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: This is a preliminary calculation. For a comprehensive financial analysis tailored to your specific facility, please contact our specialists.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>Consult with Solar PPM today:<\/b> <b>Line Official:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @solarppm<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many business owners wonder whether installing a solar PV system provides a worthwhile return on investment (ROI). To provide clarity, Solar PPM presents a preliminary guide on how to calculate the break-even point for your solar investment. How to Calculate the Break-Even Point for Solar Installations 1. 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