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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.
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.
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.
Sena sets up EV stations at new projects
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/02/2018
» SET-listed Sena Development Plc has officially launched electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the company's residential projects in anticipation of the rise of EVs.
PTT allots B4.4bn to increase LPG safety
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/01/2018
» PTT Plc, Thailand's largest seller of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), will invest 4.4 billion baht from 2018 to 2023 to increase safety measures at its gas-producing assets.
Eppo plans to readjust power plan
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/11/2017
» Disruptive technology could help generate more power from renewable sources, prompting energy policymakers to revise the country's power load forecast for the next 20 years, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Solar prospects bright despite dim policy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 27/11/2017
» With the cost of installing solar rooftops dropping substantially and energy firms offering several types of business models to encourage consumers, home and building owners are taking advantage of the clean power source, even as energy policymakers have not yet finalised regulations to let private solar rooftop owners sell power to state utilities.
TPI Polene snags 6 waste project licences
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/10/2017
» TPI Polene Power Plc (TPIPP), the SET-listed power business arm of Thailand's third-largest cement producer, says it has been granted six licences by local administrative offices to develop waste-to-energy projects, for which it will spend 600 million baht.
ERC: Electricity rates to be adjusted
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/07/2017
» The base factor and fuel tariff (Ft) rates that are used to calculate electricity bills will be revised to match changing contexts, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).