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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.
Diesel price stays at B32 per litre
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/06/2025
» The domestic diesel price in Thailand will remain unchanged at 32 baht a litre, even though the Israel-Iran conflict has pushed up world oil prices, the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) said on Tuesday.
Firms call for greater EV incentives
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2025
» The state tax exemption for companies buying commercial electric vehicles should promote EV usage, but more measures are needed to speed up the transition to eco-friendly vehicles, say companies in the sector.
Talks with Laos focus on renewable effort
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/10/2024
» Thai authorities are planning to hold talks with the Laos government to jointly promote more use of renewable energy across borders, accelerating efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Controversial fuel windfall tax facing delay
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/07/2022
» The government's controversial plan to collect a windfall tax from oil refineries to support the dwindling Oil Fuel Fund may face a one-month delay because of legal complications in charging the new tax, says a source from a refinery company.
Power agencies earmark B40bn for relief package
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/03/2020
» Three state-run power units look set to allocate a combined 40 billion baht to help reduce the cost of living for consumers affected by the outbreak.
Ft rate held steady while economy reels
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/03/2020
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced on Thursday it will maintain the fuel tariff (Ft) rate at 3.64 baht per kilowatt-hour for May to August, keeping the rate stable for 20 months, to protect the struggling economy.
Fuel tariff to be frozen until April
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/11/2019
» The fuel tariff (Ft) rate will be frozen at 3.64 baht per kilowatt-hour for another four months from January to April next year, marking a 16-month period at the same rate, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) wants to avoid power prices burdening consumers during a sluggish economy.
Mineral Fuels chief shuffled amid dispute
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/10/2019
» The director-general of the Mineral Fuels Department, Premrutai Vinaiphat, has been reassigned as inspector-general of the Energy Ministry amid an unresolved dispute over gas platform decommissioning expense in the Erawan and Bongkot offshore fields.
Gas field resolution aimed for March
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/10/2019
» The Energy Ministry expects to conclude a dispute on the decommissioning process for offshore gas platforms in the Erawan and Bongkot fields in March 2020, following the current concession operators' refusal to pay for collateral worth a combined US$3 billion.