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Mopeds, rickshaws key to EV boom
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 18/09/2022
» In the United States, luxury-car buyers are snapping up Teslas and other electric cars that cost more than US$60,000 (2.2 million baht), and even relatively cheap models cost more than $25,000.
Asean 'needs to double' green energy spending
Published on 15/09/2022
» JAKARTA: Southeast Asian nations need to more than double their annual investment in renewable energy to meet climate goals, according to a new report.
Searching for inflation-busters
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/09/2022
» What are good investments in a period of high inflation?
Rays of hope in the climate fight
Oped, Published on 02/09/2022
» We have grown accustomed to grim climate news. Despite scientists' warnings and communities' protests, catastrophic floods, record-breaking heatwaves, devastating wildfires and famine-inducing droughts are becoming increasingly frequent.
TPIPP sets aside B10bn for capex
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/08/2022
» SET-listed TPI Polene Power Plc (TPIPP), Thailand's largest waste-to-energy power plant developer and operator by capacity, is allocating capital spending worth almost 10 billion baht between the second half of this year and 2023 to develop two new facilities and use more refuse-derived fuel to replace coal, which is still used at some of its power plants.
Gulf, Bangchak banking on sustainable innovations
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/08/2022
» Gulf Energy Development Plc and energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation are determined to promote clean energy and energy technology innovations, aiming to pave the way for sustainable growth.
Banpu allocates $3-4bn capex over next five years
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/08/2022
» SET-listed Banpu Plc, a non-oil energy conglomerate, plans to allocate capital expenditure worth US$3-4 billion over the next five years in line with its move to expand clean energy and energy technology businesses.
Vietnam needs $8bn-$14bn power investment a year through 2030
Published on 10/08/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam will need investment of between US$8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An said on Wednesday.
Green recovery
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 08/08/2022
» As the world emerges from Covid-19 and faces stagflation and war, climate crisis remains one of the greatest threats to humanity. A green recovery has become a priority for policymakers in Southeast Asia and around the world, who aim to create a more sustainable path that focuses on the environment, climate change and disaster preparedness.
When wind turbines spoil the view
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/08/2022
» Moises Tibau clambered aboard his small wooden boat at dawn, pushing off from a craggy outcropping in front of the house where Salvador Dali composed some of his most famous surrealist paintings.