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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.
TGE bags contracts for 3 plants
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/05/2023
» Thachang Green Energy (TGE), a SET-listed biomass power plant developer and operator, has been awarded contracts to develop three municipal solid waste-fired power plants as the firm aims to reach a revenue target of more than 3 billion baht in 2026.
Mineral Fuels chief shuffled amid dispute
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/10/2019
» The director-general of the Mineral Fuels Department, Premrutai Vinaiphat, has been reassigned as inspector-general of the Energy Ministry amid an unresolved dispute over gas platform decommissioning expense in the Erawan and Bongkot offshore fields.
Gas field resolution aimed for March
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/10/2019
» The Energy Ministry expects to conclude a dispute on the decommissioning process for offshore gas platforms in the Erawan and Bongkot fields in March 2020, following the current concession operators' refusal to pay for collateral worth a combined US$3 billion.
Chevron exit negotiations set
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/10/2019
» The Energy Ministry will negotiate with US energy company Chevron to decommission offshore gas platforms in the Erawan field to avoid arbitration.
Gas field squabbles persist
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/09/2019
» The two largest gas blocks in Thailand -- Erawan and Bongkot -- will see new 10-year contracts start from 2022-23 with new operator PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP).
Five to bid on gas blocks
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/05/2018
» Five petroleum exploration and production (E&P) giants confirmed their participation in this year's auction of the Erawan and Bongkot gas blocks in the Gulf of Thailand by submitting their intention-of-auction documents to the Mineral Fuels Department Wednesday.
Giants throw hats into gas block auction ring
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/05/2018
» Half a dozen petroleum exploration and production (E&P) giants submitted their pre-qualification evaluation documents to the Mineral Fuels Department yesterday, showing their intent to participate in the upcoming auction of the Erawan and Bongkot gas blocks this year.
Audit panel asks SEC for intervention in IFEC vote
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/03/2018
» An audit committee of SET-listed Inter Far Energy Corporation Plc (IFEC) has called for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to intervene in the election of the executive board, saying too many board members have resigned and the remaining members cannot sign off on the company's internal audit.