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Battle to keep power bills flat amid fears of gas price hike
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/07/2024
» The government will try to keep the power tariff unchanged for the rest of the year to curb electricity bills, amid predictions that gas prices will rise in the second half, despite more financial pressure on the state budget.
ABM to restructure after hefty losses
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/03/2024
» Asia Biomass Plc (ABM), Thailand's largest biomass fuel producer and distributor by volume, is struggling to escape a 77-million-baht loss last year by restructuring its business.
Preparing for the green utility tariff
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/01/2024
» The announcement of a green utility tariff (GUT), scheduled for February, is expected to mark a significant step in renewable energy use to support local businesses and draw foreign investment.
Gulf expands in US with gas purchase
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/09/2022
» SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's biggest private power producer by market value, has purchased 49% of Jackson Generation, a gas-fired power plant in Illinois, for US$400 million (15 billion baht) as it embarks on its US expansion.
Gulf increases capital spending by 20%
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/08/2022
» SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's biggest private power producer by market value, has increased its capital spending by 20% to 120 billion baht as it plans to acquire more new assets in the clean energy sector.
All in a day's work
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/03/2021
» Jiraphon Kawswat, president and chief executive of PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), is the only woman among top-ranking executives at the company, where she oversees seven core businesses under PTT, the largest oil and gas conglomerate in Thailand.
Ratch says capacity growth likely to beat expectations
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/11/2019
» Thailand's biggest private power firm, Ratch Group Plc, says it expects to hit its target energy capacity earlier than expected.
Earning their corn
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/11/2019
» Mae Chaem district in Chiang Mai has been chosen to kick off the government's Energy for All scheme for community-owned power projects from renewable resources.
Chipping away at power
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/07/2019
» What appeared to be a regular equity sell-off of SET-listed power utility companies on July 4 hinted at the perplexing deconstruction of Thailand's power-generating structure, casting a spotlight on state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat).
PTT budget focuses on clean energy, infrastructure
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/06/2019
» SET-listed PTT, the national oil and gas firm, has announced its 2019 investment plan with a focus on clean energy and infrastructure.