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Thailand finally gets serious about climate action
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/02/2026
» Thailand is preparing to enforce its first climate change law, a landmark step that could reshape the country's economy and environmental policy for decades to come.
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.
Moves to address renewables supply flaw
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/09/2025
» While greater renewable energy usage has become a crucial part of efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions produced by fossil-derived fuels, experts warn that cleaner energy may not always ensure a reliable supply.
Gulf sees Thailand as data centre, cloud services hub
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 27/08/2025
» Thailand has the potential to become a hub for data centres and cloud services in Southeast Asia, due partly to the development of more facilities in this sector, says Gulf Development Plc, Thailand’s largest energy company by market value and a telecom operator.
Marrying energy and the environment
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/04/2025
» The mission for Electricity Generating (Egco) Plc is simple but challenging -- reduce carbon dioxide emissions while continuing to increase revenue.
OR forges ahead with Cambodia drive
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/03/2025
» SET-listed PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) continues to expand in Cambodia, with a first "concept" Cafe Amazon branch recently opening to mark the company's decision to make the neighbouring country its second business base.
Egco withdraws investment in Risec
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/01/2025
» SET-listed Electricity Generating (Egco), the power generation arm of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, has withdrawn all investment in a gas-fired power plant owned by US-based Risec Holdings LLC, to seek new business opportunities in other investment projects.
Feeding energy-hungry AI tech advances
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/12/2024
» The growing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a powerful new tool is raising questions of how the world can supply sufficient energy to resource-hungry AI while countries are shifting to clean energy.
Egco upbeat on revenue growth in 2025
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/11/2024
» SET-listed Electricity Generating (Egco), the power generation arm of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, expects a significant growth in revenue in 2025, driven by investments domestically and overseas.
Regulator prepares for nuclear energy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/11/2024
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will start looking into the legal aspects of a small modular reactor project this month to prepare Thailand for using nuclear energy as observers voice concerns over a decline in domestic gas supply and uncertainty surrounding Thai-Cambodian talks on joint petroleum production in the overlapping claims area (OCA).