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'No rush' to install solar panels
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/12/2025
» Homeowners should not rush into installing rooftop solar panels in the hope of securing tax rebates before the government's official programme begins, according to MEA Smart Energy Solution (MEAei), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority.
Ways sought to appease irate householders
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/02/2024
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is conducting a study concerning how to compensate people who work at home for the impact of blackouts and an unstable power supply on their business.
Power bills set to stay put amid Egat losses
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/04/2023
» State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) says it is unable to shoulder more financial burdens until 2025 as it needs funds from electricity bills to help it deal with current losses of 136 billion baht.
PTT asked for assistance
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/11/2022
» The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has resolved to ask national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc to allocate 6 billion baht to help the government cap the increasing power tariff, part of efforts to slow the surge in electricity bills.
Subsidies, tax cuts set to be okayed Tuesday
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/09/2022
» The cabinet is on Tuesday expected to approve measures to relieve the impact of high energy prices, including power bills, but the decision will cost the government even more money.
Epac to extend assistance schemes through year-end
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/08/2022
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) has resolved to extend subsidy programmes to relieve the impact of high cooking gas prices and electricity bills on households until the end of this year.
Discounts on cooking gas and power tariff
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/08/2022
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) on Monday agreed to extend a subsidy for cooking gas for social welfare beneficiaries and assistance for household electricity bills until the end of this year.
Fighting Thailand's energy price wars
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/08/2022
» State energy subsidies have assumed a prominent role in the Thai economy since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February.
Solar startup estimates capacity to treble this year
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/01/2022
» Growing demand for solar energy from households and businesses as a result of new lifestyles transformed by the pandemic is expected to help energy startup Ion Energy Co expand its rooftop solar panel installation capacity from 5 to 15 megawatts this year.
Call to hasten B300bn spending on projects
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/12/2021
» Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow is urging officials to speed up 300 billion baht in capital spending to help restore the pandemic-ravaged economy.