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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.
Thailand positions itself for the carbon economy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 27/01/2026
» Climate change has shifted from being a subject of policy discussion to becoming central to the global economic system in recent years.
Mixed response to solar panel bill
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/06/2025
» A new bill to promote solar panel installation is drawing mixed reactions from businesses, with the latest comment from the Thai Photovoltaic Industries Association identifying possible loopholes in the draft.
PTT to slash costs amid US tariff burden
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/05/2025
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc plans to cope with US tariffs and a dip in global oil prices by reducing expenses and increasing operational efficiency to boost profits.
The struggle in harnessing power prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/01/2023
» Following protests from the business community, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reduced its planned hike to the power tariff for companies to 13%, down from 20.5%, but entrepreneurs say they cannot maintain product prices at these rates.
New power tariff reduced for business
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/01/2023
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will make a cut to the power tariff for businesses after concerned groups petitioned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to lower electricity prices.
Businesses' power bills trimmed after outcry
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/01/2023
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has scaled back a huge increase in power tariffs for businesses after they complained to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha about the impact on their costs.
Thailand seeks ways to navigate worsening global crisis
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/07/2022
» A special committee and sub-committee have been set up to help steer government efforts in mitigating the impacts of worsening global economic conditions on Thailand.
Key players step up switch to cleaner sources of fuel
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/05/2022
» Three large energy firms are accelerating efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and replace fossil fuels with clean energy, following a pledge made by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to fight climate change.
PTT Group to scale battery production
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/07/2021
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Group is aiming to scale its battery production capacity to a gigawatt-hour level after opening a factory in Rayong, the first semi-solid battery production facility in Southeast Asia.