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Travel demand benefits BAFS
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/09/2024
» Thailand's aviation industry is poised for continued growth, driven by increasing travel and rising demand for jet fuel, according to Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services Plc (BAFS).
Samyan Smart City making headway
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/09/2024
» Smart energy development in central Bangkok under the Samyan Smart City project continues to make progress, with the latest effort relocating overhead power and communication cables underground, says the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA).
Draft seeks to better regulate fuel prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/09/2024
» A draft law to empower energy authorities to better regulate domestic oil and cooking gas prices is progressing towards parliament for approval, which could be a key energy policy under the nascent Paetongtarn Shinawatra regime.
IRPC hospital study to finish soon
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/09/2024
» IRPC Plc, the petrochemical arm of oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, plans to finish soon a joint study on construction of a new hospital in Rayong as it ventures into the healthcare business to serve workers and the elderly.
Solutions sought for huge oil fund debt
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/09/2024
» Regulating oil and gas prices by offering subsidies from the Oil Fuel Fund for five years has left the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) with huge losses and substantial debt.
Gunkul banking on new PDP
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/09/2024
» SET-listed Gunkul Engineering, a renewable energy developer and construction firm, expects its revenue to double, reaching 20 billion baht by 2030, thanks to the new power development plan (PDP) that promotes greater use of clean power.
Bangchak preps B120bn to underpin expansion plans
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/09/2024
» Energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc will spend 120 billion baht on growing its businesses, including a plan to buy more assets in the upstream petroleum business in order to support its efforts to increase Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) to 100 billion baht by 2030.
B190bn windfall from renewable shift
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/08/2024
» Power companies are expected to rack up an additional 190 billion baht from electricity sales to the government as Thailand shifts towards greater use of renewable power between 2024 and 2037, says Krungthai Compass, the research unit of Krungthai Bank.
Call to rev up small nuclear plant project
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/08/2024
» The government should speed up efforts to push for a small nuclear power plant project to develop an alternative power source, says former permanent energy secretary Kurujit Nakornthap.
OR upbeat on ministry's plan to better regulate oil trade
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/08/2024
» SET-listed PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) is positive about the Energy Ministry's plan to better regulate oil trade and prices to deal with crude oil price fluctuations, despite growing concerns over the impact on its oil retail.