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LPG import to stop from next month
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/06/2016
» The Energy Business Department has reaffirmed Thailand will stop importing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from next month for the first time in eight years because of sufficient domestic supply and falling demand, says Witoon Kulcharoenwirat, the department's director-general.
Esso allots B1bn for stations
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/06/2016
» Esso (Thailand) Plc is proceeding with the second phase of its business revamp, spending up to 1 billion baht over the next three years to increase the number of petrol stations with non-fuel retail businesses.
B10 biodiesel to be rolled out nationwide
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/05/2016
» Policymakers are preparing for the commercial sale of B10 biodiesel nationwide by 2018, according to the Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac).
Officials keep retail LPG price unchanged
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/05/2016
» Energy policymakers yesterday agreed to keep the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unchanged at 20.29 baht a kilogramme for another month despite the continued rise in global gas prices.
Epac draft to curb Oil Fund waste
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/03/2016
» Future elected governments will no longer be allowed to spend cash from the state Oil Fund for their own interests or to attract votes under a new draft act, says the Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac).
Gas production to be reduced
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/03/2016
» Energy policymakers plan to cut production from Thai gas fields and import more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to offset falls in domestic production, according to the Department of Mineral Fuels.
SME energy-efficiency loans slated for 2016
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/12/2015
» Another tranche of soft loans to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to switch to energy-saving machinery and equipment is expected to be ready for disbursement next year, says the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE).
Gas accounts for smaller share
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/12/2015
» Thailand's heavy dependence on natural gas for the power sector has been trimmed to 60% from 70% thanks to greater use of coal and renewable sources, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Egco floats alternative to Krabi project
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/09/2015
» Electricity Generating Plc (Egco) says it may use space next to its Khanom facility in Nakorn Si Thammarat to develop a gas-fired plant if a coal-fired plant planned for Krabi fails to materialise.
Public sector to bid for solar farms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/07/2015
» Applications for solar farm licences will be open to the public sector early next year, says Twarath Sutabutr, the newly appointed director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office.