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TPIPP seeks new assets and licences
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/06/2018
» SET-listed TPI Polene Power Plc (TPIPP), a waste-to-energy power plant operator with the largest capacity in the Thai segment, plans to acquire new assets this year after licences for eight power plants are all operational.
Epac OKs cooking gas cap
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/06/2018
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) has agreed to cap the retail price of cooking gas at below global market prices, even as the state cooking gas fund threatens to go broke.
Private solar power buying gets go-ahead
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/06/2018
» Energy policymakers gave the green light to start buying solar power generated from private buildings and households once again after postponing the programme for more than four years.
Firms, agencies pledge to cut plastic
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/06/2018
» More than 20 businesses and state agencies have set about tackling the nation's mounting plastic waste problem with the roll-out of a "plastic waste killer" campaign aimed at cutting plastic waste in half by 2027.
Power capacity reserve to be raised
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/06/2018
» Thailand's 15% electricity generation capacity reserve will be increased following a recent power outage in the Northeast, says Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan.
Government to cap diesel price
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/05/2018
» The government will cap the diesel price at 30 baht per litre as part of efforts to ease the impact from increasing world oil prices.
Coal-fired plants back on agenda
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/05/2018
» Consideration of two coal-fired power plants in two southern provinces is back on track after a four-year delay, say energy policymakers.
PTT eyes airport rail link
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/04/2018
» PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, is conducting a feasibility study for a high-speed railway linkage between three major airports in Bangkok and Chon Buri worth 200 billion baht.
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.
New energy code for large buildings
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/02/2018
» Buildings with an area greater than 10,000 square metres must adhere to a new building energy code (BEC) when it goes into force by mid-2018.