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Call for jet fuel tax break as costs soar
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/04/2026
» Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services Plc (BAFS), Thailand's sole jet refuelling provider, has called on the government to exempt jet fuel from the excise tax of 4.72 baht per litre, warning the levy undermines the country's aviation competitiveness.
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.
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).
Feeding energy-hungry AI tech advances
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/12/2024
» The growing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a powerful new tool is raising questions of how the world can supply sufficient energy to resource-hungry AI while countries are shifting to clean energy.
New power purchase agreement regulations in pipeline
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/07/2024
» Energy authorities are preparing to discuss direct power purchase agreement (PPA) regulations with local and foreign investors to facilitate companies demanding clean electricity to run their businesses.
Van operators call for CNG price cut
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/11/2023
» Public transport providers that use compressed natural gas (CNG) are demanding the government make a significant cut in the price of this fuel following reductions in diesel and gasoline prices, including the latest decrease of 2.5 baht a litre for gasohol 91.
Ministry urged to cut power reserve
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/01/2023
» Energy advocates are demanding the Energy Ministry reduce the country's huge surplus of power generation capacity in reserve as part of efforts to curb a surge in power bills in 2023.
Pundits want changes to ESB model to promote renewables
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/02/2022
» The enhanced single buyer (ESB) model utilised for decades must be adjusted to allow a shift to renewable energy and facilitate power users who want to reduce carbon emissions, according to speakers at an energy seminar.
PTT boss: Russia and Saudi Arabia will end oil feud
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/06/2020
» The newly appointed chief executive of national oil and gas firm PTT, Auttapol Rerkpiboon, says the oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia that flared in April will not resume after the feud briefly caused prices to fall below zero.
Thai Oil's boss is no stranger to crisis mode
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/11/2019
» Wirat Uanarumit was appointed as chief executive and president of Thai Oil Plc in September. Thai Oil is Thailand's largest refiner and holds a 48.03% stake in PTT Plc, the national oil and gas firm.