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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.
Climate pressure spurs Thailand's energy revamp
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/03/2026
» Thailand's clean power supply and energy trade are poised for changes under the draft Power Development Plan (PDP), which will shape the country's electricity landscape from 2026 to 2050.
Thailand finally gets serious about climate action
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/02/2026
» Thailand is preparing to enforce its first climate change law, a landmark step that could reshape the country's economy and environmental policy for decades to come.
Thailand plans stricter power purchase rules for data centres
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/01/2026
» Thailand plans to tighten the rules for investors in data centres and other businesses that use a large amount of electricity, requiring them to provide a bank guarantee or collateral to secure power purchases.
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.
EV charging firm Sharge aims to expand client base
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/01/2025
» Sharge Management Co, a provider of charging systems for battery-powered vehicles, is targeting logistics and express delivery operators for new customers in order to rapidly expand its client base.
GC set to produce sustainable aviation fuel
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/10/2024
» PTT Global Chemical (GC) Plc, the petrochemical arm of the national oil and gas conglomerate, vows to enter the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market, aiming to produce the biofuel for aircraft next year to support the global campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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.
New body proposed to regulate energy prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/07/2024
» Energy authorities will be given more power to regulate domestic oil and cooking gas prices through taxes and subsidies under a new law, says Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.
PTG takes additional stake in Thai Paiboon
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/02/2024
» SET-listed PTG Energy, a local oil trader and the operator of PT petrol stations, continues to invest in the waste-to-energy business through the 103-million-baht acquisition of additional shares in Thai Paiboon, a local producer and distributor of refuse-derived fuel (RDF).