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Carbon rules reshape Thai business as CBAM looms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/02/2026
» The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is sending ripples of concern throughout global trade, unsettling exporters of certain products while raising broader questions about its long‑term impact on industries not yet covered by the measure.
New net-zero target sparks policy rethink
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/12/2025
» Thailand aims to achieve net zero by 2050, 15 years earlier than previously planned, but reaching that goal will require major changes in the country's energy landscape, with the power sector at the heart of the transition.
PTT Oil and Retail Business to start building hotels in petrol stations next year
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/11/2025
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), the oil trading arm of PTT Plc, will finalise its long-delayed budget hotel investment project next month, according to Wilaiwan Kanjanakanti, senior executive vice-president for finance and chief financial officer.
Energy regulator’s proposal for reducing bills rejected
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/02/2025
» The Council of State, the government’s legal advisory body, has rejected a proposal by energy regulators to change conditions in contracts with renewable power firms in order to bring down electricity prices.
Ministry eyes tweaks to 2024 power plan
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/12/2024
» The 2024 power development plan (PDP) may need significant adjustments to develop better ways to manage Thailand's long-term power supply and strengthen the country's fight against global warming, says Prasert Sinsukprasert, permanent secretary of the Energy Ministry.
Egat aims to turn hydropower dams into giant 'batteries'
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/11/2024
» Three more hydropower dams operated by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will be developed into giant "batteries" under a 90-billion-baht investment to supply clean power to the country, easing concerns about insufficient electricity generated by solar and wind power.
BKV share sale underway on NY Stock Exchange
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 27/09/2024
» BKV Corporation, the gas production arm of energy conglomerate Banpu Plc, has started selling its shares under an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, raising funds to strengthen its business in the US.
Fuel subsidies ‘only for the needy’ proposed
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/08/2024
» The Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) is considering revising its price subsidy programmes to focus only on groups of people who badly need help, rather than making them universal.
Enhancing the nation's oil security
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/07/2024
» Subsidising domestic oil prices through the state's rapidly dwindling Oil Fuel Fund is not the only way to deal with the fluctuations in global crude prices.
Sena zeroes in on solar panel installation
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/07/2024
» Sena Development Plc will continue to focus on rooftop solar panel installation to support its goal of becoming a zero-energy house (ZEH) developer.