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New power plan to look at future supply
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/10/2025
» Authorities have started drafting a new version of the power development plan (PDP), focusing on the nation's long-term power supply management amid a surge in solar power, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Bombed PTT station to get compensation
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/08/2025
» Insurance companies cannot cite war as a reason for refusing to pay compensation to the owner of a PTT petrol station in Si Sa Ket, which was struck by a Cambodian rocket late last month, says the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC).
The next guardians of the sea
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/07/2025
» When Natyada Thuasawad gazes upon the vast sea, she sees assets. A student at Prince of Songkla University, Ms Natyada said the sea is a key source of revenue for Thailand, offering people food and exciting tourist attractions along shorelines and on islands.
Solar firm’s case against Thai state utility dismissed
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/04/2025
» The Central Administrative Court has dropped a lawsuit filed by solar farm developer SPCG Plc which requested compensation of 3.7 billion baht from the state-run Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) for its subsidiary due to the cancellation of the subsidiary's right to develop and operate a solar farm to supply power to the PEA.
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).
Eastern solar farm court battle heats up
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 27/02/2025
» The Central Administrative Court is being asked to examine a 3.7-billion-baht lawsuit filed by the listed solar farm developer SPCG Plc against the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) for allegedly unfairly discontinuing the company's solar farm project in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Thailand reaffirms green pledges
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/01/2025
» Despite an unimpressive end to COP29, the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thailand remains committed to its campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, with a view to accelerating its progress.
Ministry to ease blow of subsidy ending
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/11/2024
» The Energy Ministry is planning to launch measures to soften the impact of expiring biofuel price subsidies in 2027, as the fuels become more expensive, affecting palm and sugar cane growers.
Putting clean energy in pole position
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/05/2023
» Efforts to reduce carbon dioxide in Thailand are gathering momentum as the government and businesses forge ahead with clean energy development projects.
PTT to commercialise 'rejuvenating DNA'
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/07/2022
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has set an ambitious goal to commercialise a newly invented "rejuvenating DNA" with the potential to treat ageing-related illnesses as part of a cooperation with Chulalongkorn University.