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Egco buys 30% stake in Indonesian company
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/12/2023
» SET-listed Electricity Generating (Egco), a power generation arm of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, has acquired a 30% share in Indonesia-based PT Chandra Daya Investasi for US$194 million to strengthen its power business and venture into the infrastructure sector in Asean.
Ratch eager to look overseas
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/12/2023
» SET-listed Ratch Group, the power generation arm of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, aims to expand its business in Australia, Vietnam and the Philippines, which all support renewable energy development.
OR budget hotels in the pipeline
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/12/2023
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) has dusted off its plan to build budget hotels inside its petrol stations, adding community malls for tourists as the company focuses on non-oil businesses, says president and chief executive Disathat Panyarachun.
Renewed focus on plastic waste
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/12/2023
» Thailand is pushing ahead with projects to reduce plastic waste as it struggles to reduce sea pollution, especially after efforts slowed during the pandemic.
State wants to cap 2024 power tariff
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/12/2023
» Energy authorities are working to cap next year's power tariff at 4.1 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) as suggested by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who disagrees with an earlier proposal to increase the rate to 4.68 baht per unit, says Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.
ACE sinks B20bn into renewable projects
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/12/2023
» SET-listed Absolute Clean Energy (ACE), a local biomass power developer and operator, is planning to allocate 20 billion baht to finance 55 renewable power plant projects it won in auctions as part of Thailand's clean energy policy.
Panjawattana upbeat on income growth
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/12/2023
» SET-listed Panjawattana Plastic, a local manufacturer of plastic containers and plastic auto parts, expects its revenue to grow by 15% next year, driven by sales of plastic products used in daily life and the launch of a medical product.
Covestro set to beat sector's green target
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/12/2023
» Covestro AG, a Germany-based manufacturer of polymers and polycarbonate, plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, 15 years ahead of the chemical industry's commitment to curbing carbon dioxide emissions.
TGE unveils B5bn development project
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/12/2023
» Thachang Green Energy (TGE), an SET-listed biomass power plant developer and operator, will allocate almost 5 billion baht to expand its business over the next two years, with most of the budget supporting its five new waste-to-energy power plant projects.
Power tariff to rise early next year
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/11/2023
» The Energy Regulatory Commission announced on Wednesday that the average power tariff for January to April next year is set at 4.68 baht per unit.