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State steps in as oil rockets to $100
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/03/2026
» Thai energy authorities are preparing to secure loans from commercial banks to shore up the Oil Fuel Fund, which is rapidly running dry as global crude prices surge past US$100 per barrel amid the escalating US-Iran conflict.
Powering up thriving data centres
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/11/2025
» Among the energy projects aligned with the state's "Quick Big Win" policy is a direct power purchase agreement (PPA) scheme scheduled to take effect as soon as January 2026.
Regional pact aims to enhance power trade
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/10/2025
» Thailand is preparing to enhance cross-border electricity connectivity between four countries, while also working with Asean to jointly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, says Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon.
Direct power pacts by year-end
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/09/2025
» Thailand's first direct power purchase agreement (PPA), which aims to facilitate renewable power trading, is expected to come into effect by the end of this year under a pilot project, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
WP Energy ramps up Thai solar panel distribution
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/07/2025
» WP Energy, Thailand's second-largest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trader, is using a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) project to pave the way for its plan to scale up its solar power business.
TPIPP aims to boost renewable power sales
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/05/2025
» A plan to phase out coal-fired power generation offers a new business opportunity for SET-listed TPI Polene Power (TPIPP), Thailand's largest waste-to-energy developer, aiming to increase renewable power sales to customers in the industrial sector.
Public polled on power rates
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/03/2025
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is asking the public whether they want to continue with the same electricity rate of 4.15 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), which is the cheapest of three options for the period from May to August.
The great energy debate
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/03/2025
» While energy authorities are working on plans to reduce power bills, analysts say free competition in the power trade should be promoted to keep electricity prices low over the long term.
Elenergy expects greater demand for electric trucks
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/01/2025
» Growing concern over carbon dioxide emitted from oil-fuelled tractor trucks is expected to cause operators to buy more electric trucks, says Elenergy, a local distributor of battery-powered tractors made by China's Geely Automobile.
Commission banking on renewables
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/01/2025
» A greater number of short-term purchases of renewable power will represent a "last-ditch effort" the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) can make to help the government reduce electricity bills to support its policy to curb the power tariff that remains as high as 4.15 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit).