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Electricity bills reduced for next 4 months
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/04/2025
» Household power bills should come down after the Energy Regulatory Commission resolved on Wednesday to reduce electricity tariff from 4.15 baht to 3.98 baht per kilowatt hour (unit) for the next four months, from Thursday .
Thailand power development plan to face further revision
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/04/2025
» The implementation of the much-delayed power development plan (PDP) may need to be further put back for a more careful revision to reduce long-term power supply in order to trim electricity bills, says the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
CP chief sees gains from US tariffs
Business, Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn, Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand has the potential to gain two big investment windfalls -- in data centres and electronics automation -- as a result of US President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs, thanks to Thailand's open policies, says Charoen Pokphand (CP) chief executive Suphachai Chearavanont.
Authorities reject party's assertion about power pacts
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/04/2025
» Energy authorities have insisted more power purchase agreements (PPAs) made under the state's 5.2-gigawatt renewables scheme will not lead to expensive power bills, as claimed by the People's Party.
LNG purchases may ease trade imbalance with US
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/04/2025
» Energy authorities are working on a plan to buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US to help the government deal with the trade imbalance that led Washington to impose a high tariff on Thai exports.
Little action on cutting power bills
Editorial, Published on 06/04/2025
» On the surface, a pledge by the Paetongtarn Shinawatra government to cut electricity prices from 4.15 baht per kilowatt-hour to 3.99 baht for the next billing cycle starting May 1 seems like long-awaited good news.
Inflation moves higher for 12th straight month in March
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/04/2025
» Headline inflation rose by 0.84% year-on-year in March, marking the 12th consecutive monthly uptick, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Cabinet approves electricity rate cut
Published on 01/04/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposed reduction in the price of electricity from 4.15 baht per kilowatt hour to 3.99 baht for the billing period May 1 to Aug 31.
Neighbours of Korat scrapyard evacuated after fatal explosion
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 18/03/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Authorities have cordoned off the area around a scrapyard in Wang Nam Khieo district after finding many unexploded shells collected by local residents from a nearby military exercise site, following a fatal explosion on Tuesday morning.
The key to universal energy access
Oped, Published on 18/03/2025
» Our planet and its inhabitants are in trouble. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that to meet the targets of the 2015 Paris agreement and keep global warming below 2° Celsius (relative to preindustrial levels), renewable energy must supply 70-85% of the world's electricity by 2050. In other words, renewable capacity must triple by 2030 to avert a climate catastrophe.