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Egat makes B31bn investment to upgrade EEC power system
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/02/2026
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is spending 31 billion baht to upgrade the power transmission system in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), in a bid to ease a bottleneck for electricity supply to data centre development projects.
Banking on batteries
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/10/2024
» Many people know electric vehicles (EVs) are fuelled by batteries, but houses, factories and power plants that use renewable power also require batteries for lighting, supporting daily work, and to serve as a back-up electricity source.
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.
Star Petroleum sees fall in global oil prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/11/2023
» Global oil prices are likely to decrease during the remainder of this year despite high energy demand, though they remain prone to fluctuations resulting from geopolitical conflicts and economic adjustments in large economies, says Star Petroleum Refining Plc.
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.
New power tariff reduced for business
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/01/2023
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will make a cut to the power tariff for businesses after concerned groups petitioned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to lower electricity prices.
Businesses' power bills trimmed after outcry
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/01/2023
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has scaled back a huge increase in power tariffs for businesses after they complained to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha about the impact on their costs.
Thai cities chosen for global energy events
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/09/2022
» Thailand is to host three international power and energy conferences between 2023 and 2025, offering updates on new energy issues while boosting the country's events business.
Thailand seeks ways to navigate worsening global crisis
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/07/2022
» A special committee and sub-committee have been set up to help steer government efforts in mitigating the impacts of worsening global economic conditions on Thailand.
Key players step up switch to cleaner sources of fuel
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/05/2022
» Three large energy firms are accelerating efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and replace fossil fuels with clean energy, following a pledge made by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to fight climate change.