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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.
Clean energy dearth dents foreign interest
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/08/2025
» Ongoing political instability may slow Thai economic growth, but a larger hindrance is in the energy sector, as Thailand risks losing 1 trillion baht in foreign investment opportunities if the government does not step up efforts to facilitate renewable power usage, according to Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
PTT report sees oil prices decreasing
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/01/2025
» Global energy market prices are expected to decline as new US president Donald Trump recently announced plans to increase domestic production of oil and gas, according to the weekly global oil market report issued by national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc.
Minister to axe disputed renewables bidding rule
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/10/2024
» Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga says he plans to revoke a rule that allows companies with failed bids in the first phase of the renewables scheme to resubmit proposals in the second phase, seeking to avoid criticism of favouritism for certain bidders.
Enhancing the nation's oil security
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/07/2024
» Subsidising domestic oil prices through the state's rapidly dwindling Oil Fuel Fund is not the only way to deal with the fluctuations in global crude prices.
Thailand motorcycle sales could slip
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/02/2024
» Thai Honda Co, a manufacturer and distributor of motorcycles, expects domestic sales to dip slightly this year to 1.7-1.75 million units because of rule changes enforced to control high household debt.
EA explores production of biofuel for aircraft
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/12/2022
» SET-listed Energy Absolute (EA), a renewable energy and electric vehicle developer and operator, is conducting research to convert palm oil-based biodiesel into biofuel for aircraft in a move to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of air transport.
Authorities promote energy saving
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/11/2022
» Energy authorities are preparing to make an electricity saving campaign a mandate for households and businesses as they struggle to deal with the high prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) which may keep soaring in the winter, putting more financial burden on national power generation.
Energy saving may be made mandatory
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/11/2022
» Electricity saving may be mandated for households and businesses as the high price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports pushes up the cost of national power generation.
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.