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Power bill price speculation 'inconclusive'
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/11/2025
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) says it is too early to conclude that electricity prices will fall as more data centres are developed in the country.
Fresh hope for clean energy targets
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/08/2025
» The new deadline for implementation of the much-delayed power development plan (PDP) offers a blueprint for Thailand to align with its clean energy goals.
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).
Commission banking on renewables
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/01/2025
» A greater number of short-term purchases of renewable power will represent a "last-ditch effort" the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) can make to help the government reduce electricity bills to support its policy to curb the power tariff that remains as high as 4.15 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit).
Electricity prices fuel debate
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/01/2025
» Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's proposal to reduce the power tariff to 3.70 from 4.15 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) has sparked a debate on the future of electricity prices, which have remained high since 2022.
Calls for projects to be consolidated
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/10/2024
» The People's Party is calling on energy authorities to merge renewable power projects under the second-phase renewables scheme into the direct power purchase agreement (PPA) project, a pilot project aimed at helping to drive investment among foreign businesses that need clean energy for their operations.
Gunkul suspends cannabis investment amid confusion
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/05/2024
» SET-listed Gunkul Engineering, a renewable energy developer that diversified into the cannabis and hemp business three years ago, is suspending further investment in cannabis based on its nearly 2-billion-baht budget, pending clarity from the government regarding its policy on the drug.
State urged to allow Egat to produce more electricity
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/10/2023
» Former executives and a labour union leader of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) have called on the government to allow Egat to produce more power in order to depend less on electricity purchased from power companies, which is blamed for placing an additional financial burden on Egat.
Power bills set to fall for rest of 2023
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/04/2023
» Electricity bills are likely to decline during the last four months of this year, with the power tariff expected to reach 4.30 or 4.40 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
The struggle in harnessing power prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/01/2023
» Following protests from the business community, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reduced its planned hike to the power tariff for companies to 13%, down from 20.5%, but entrepreneurs say they cannot maintain product prices at these rates.