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State steps in as oil rockets to $100
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/03/2026
» Thai energy authorities are preparing to secure loans from commercial banks to shore up the Oil Fuel Fund, which is rapidly running dry as global crude prices surge past US$100 per barrel amid the escalating US-Iran conflict.
Oil pipeline rules reformed in bid to increase transport
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/01/2026
» The Department of Energy Business (DOEB) is preparing measures to promote oil transport via pipelines by removing legal barriers to the development of oil separation facilities.
Study to consider solar panel recycling
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/04/2025
» Concern over scrapped solar panels that are accumulating in the country, potentially creating a "graveyard", has convinced SCI Eco Services to conduct a study on an electronic waste recycling project.
Quake caused only minor energy glitches
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/04/2025
» Electricity generation faced some technical glitches during the March 28 earthquake, but operators managed to keep power transmission uninterrupted, surviving what could be a real test for the nation's power security, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Egat to extend the lives of coal-fired power stations
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/11/2024
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to refurbish two coal-fired power generation units in a move to extend their service life and prolong the supply of low-cost electricity to the country.
Egat eyes extending service life of 2 lignite-fired units
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/10/2024
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to extend the service life of two lignite-fired power generation units for a certain period, before decommissioning all its power plants in Lampang to promote clean energy.
BAFS aims to be the real deal
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/07/2024
» Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services (BAFS) is not only keen on selling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but also wants to offer "real" SAF to its customers.
Innopower to invest in EV factory
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/03/2024
» Innopower Co, an energy developer under the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), is planning to become an electric vehicle (EV) assembler, aiming to catch a trend.
State energy firms keen on alternative fuels
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/02/2024
» More state-run energy firms are eager to try alternative fuels to support the campaign against climate change, with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) becoming the latest agency, aiming to replace coal with wood pellets to fuel its power plant.
OR seeks to expand coffee business
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2024
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) aims to further strengthen its coffee business by building a coffee centre, dubbed "Amazon Park", in the northern province of Lampang to support its coffee research and plantations in order to serve growing demand in Thailand.