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The team behind your solar system

TAE Solar is a Phuket company with a Phuket office. When you call us, you're talking to the people who will design your system, install it and look after it afterwards โ€” not a call centre and not a middleman.

Our Story

Started in 2020, by two people who wanted to do it properly

TAE 2020 (Thailand) Ltd. was founded in 2020 by Ratthapown Smyth โ€” known to everyone as Sa โ€” and Pakpoom Cumpeeratud, known as Joe. They shared a passion for renewable energy and brought with them over a decade of combined experience in the solar industry.

The company began with small residential installations and grew from there into a provider serving both homes and businesses. Today we operate from an office in Kathu, Phuket, and work with a nationwide network of trusted installation partners.

What hasn't changed is the way we work: honest advice, quality workmanship and long-term customer support. That's the whole business plan, and it's the reason people send their neighbours to us.

TAE Solar at a glance

A registered Thai company with a real address you can visit.

2020Established
10+Years experience
PhuketLocal office
4Languages spoken
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The Team

The people who will be on your roof

No sales office in another province. The team that surveys and quotes your job is the team that installs it and answers the phone afterwards.

Sa, co-founder of TAE Solar, in a hard hat on site
Sa, co-founderRatthapown Smyth, on site in Phuket
TAE Solar installation crew in high-visibility vests at a morning briefing
Morning briefingThe install crew before a job
Three TAE Solar technicians in harnesses walking along a roof
On the roofHarnessed, helmeted and working to specification
Our Approach

What we stand for

Three things we won't compromise on, because they're the difference between a system that pays for itself and one that becomes a problem.

Honest advice

We size systems around your actual usage, not around what we'd like to sell. If your consumption is mostly in the evening and a big array without storage would be poor value, we'll tell you solar isn't worth it for you โ€” and we'd rather lose the sale than have you regret the purchase.

Quality workmanship

Equipment named by brand and model in the quote, not "premium tier 1 panels". Coastal-grade fixings that stand up to salt air, proper waterproofing at every roof penetration, and the electrical protection โ€” isolators, surge and earth โ€” that makes a system safe as well as productive.

Long-term support

A solar system is a twenty-five year purchase, so aftercare matters more than the sales pitch. We monitor, service and repair the systems we install โ€” and a good share of our work is servicing systems that other installers walked away from.

Our Network

Part of a nationwide network of independent installers

TAE Solar is part of a growing network of independent solar installers across Thailand, working together through the Thai Association of Solar Installers (TAIS) to deliver high-quality installations and compete with the large national retailers.

Being independent doesn't have to mean being alone. Working together is how small local firms match the reach of the big names without losing the accountability that comes from being local.

01

Reliable local teams in every region

Wherever a project sits in Thailand, the network can put a properly equipped installation team on site โ€” people who know the local conditions, suppliers and utility office.

02

Shared expertise and technical knowledge

Members share what they learn: equipment that performs, equipment that doesn't, and the practical detail that only shows up after a few hundred roofs.

03

High standards, kept consistent

The network maintains common standards across projects, so the quality of the work doesn't depend on which province you happen to be building in.

Technology Partners

The equipment we work with

We're not tied to a single product line. Different roofs, budgets and usage patterns call for different equipment, and we specify accordingly.

Official Huawei agent in Thailand

We are an official agent for Huawei in Thailand, which means genuine equipment, proper warranty registration and direct manufacturer support behind the inverters and storage we install.

Deye, LVTopsun, Longi and Jinko

Alongside Huawei we work with Deye, LVTopsun, Longi and Jinko, so we can suit different project requirements and budgets rather than fitting the same kit to every roof.

Huawei Solar Deye LVTopsun Longi Solar Jinko Solar

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