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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.
State wants to cap 2024 power tariff
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/12/2023
» Energy authorities are working to cap next year's power tariff at 4.1 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) as suggested by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who disagrees with an earlier proposal to increase the rate to 4.68 baht per unit, says Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.
Diesel price set to fall by 0.5 baht per litre
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/02/2023
» The domestic price of diesel is slated to fall by 0.5 baht a litre next Wednesday, down from 34.44 baht a litre, as global crude oil prices keep decreasing, says the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo).
Diesel set to dip to B34.5 per litre
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/02/2023
» The domestic price of diesel is set to decrease to 34.5 baht a litre later this month, down from 34.94 per litre, following a decline in global crude oil prices.
Egat to run solar power trade test
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/02/2020
» The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has initiated a test of peer-to-peer power trade from solar rooftops, planning to enter the prosumer trade in the coming years.
CKP's Laos hydroelectric plant begins distribution
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/04/2019
» The 1,285-megawatt (MW) Xayaburi hydroelectric power plant in Laos has begun distributing power from the first generator unit to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), says SET-listed CK Power Plc (CKP).
CKP targets 5,000MW by 2025
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/02/2019
» SET-listed CK Power Plc (CKP) is committed to operating 5,000 megawatts by 2025, up from 2,167MW in 2018, as it seeks business opportunities both domestically and overseas.
ERC speeds operation of Laos hydropower project
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/02/2019
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is planning to accelerate power distribution from the Xayaburi hydroelectric power project in Laos ahead of schedule as the regulator wants to curb the overall power tariff.
CKP weighs Thailand hydropower options
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/01/2018
» CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation business arm of Ch Karnchang Plc, Thailand's second-largest construction firm, is conducting a feasibility study to select which of its three potential hydropower projects will be next in the queue to sell electricity to Thailand.