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PTT sets out stance on Myanmar after fund exit
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/12/2022
» PTT Group has clarified its stance on Myanmar, after a major investment fund decided to divest shares of PTT Plc and its subsidiary PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), which is operating a petroleum business in the country.
FTI warns of energy impact on exports
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/02/2021
» Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is warning Thai exporters to brace for non-tariff barriers (NTBs), likely to be imposed by developed countries on their products, if Thailand fails to increase the proportion of renewable energy in its energy portfolio.
Ban Mae Kerb not on official registries
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2021
» A controversy over a YouTube video which showed the fundraising effort and solar cell donation by net idol Pimrypie, or Pimradaporn Benjawattanapat, has shed light on the relatively unknown village of Ban Mae Kerb -- a village just like thousands other villages in the North which has yet to be connected to the state's electricity grid.
SMEs pushed for S-curve subcontracts
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/04/2019
» The Board of Investment (BoI) plans to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be subcontractors for large companies in the 12 targeted industries, using privileges and incentives to enjoy opportunities from the government's S-curve policy.
Axing of energy licences rubbished
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/04/2018
» The Waste to Energy Trade Association (WETA), a body under the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), has denounced policymakers for curbing the development of waste-to-energy projects, saying alternative energy sources are the key to reaching the government's goals of low emissions and energy independence.
Households allowed to sell solar power
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/09/2017
» The government will end the decade-long restriction on households and commercial buildings selling power generated by their solar rooftops to state utilities in the fourth quarter of the year.
Energy market opens up
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/03/2017
» Thailand has resumed liberalising its energy sector, opening it up to competition again after a decade of policy hiatus when global oil prices were well over US$100 a barrel.
Renewables have their day in the sun
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/11/2016
» The boom-and-bust cycle of renewable energy is not a new issue for Thailand, having emerged in 2013 when the government announced a plan to support the fledgling sector.
B10 biodiesel to be rolled out nationwide
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/05/2016
» Policymakers are preparing for the commercial sale of B10 biodiesel nationwide by 2018, according to the Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac).
Epac draft to curb Oil Fund waste
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/03/2016
» Future elected governments will no longer be allowed to spend cash from the state Oil Fund for their own interests or to attract votes under a new draft act, says the Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac).