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Power bills poised to rise later this year
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/07/2024
» Businesses and households in Thailand are likely to pay higher electricity bills later this year as the power tariff is set to increase from 4.18 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) during the cool season, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Power tariff 'won't exceed B4.25 this year'
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/01/2024
» Power tariffs are likely to stay in the range of 4.20 to 4.25 baht per kilowatt-hour until the end of this year, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Power tariff capped at B4.20 a unit
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/01/2024
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has confirmed a decision to cap power tariffs at 4.20 baht per unit of electricity from this month until the end of April.
Oil Fuel Fund facing losses of B100bn
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/10/2023
» The government's effort to keep the domestic diesel price below 30 baht a litre until December will cause a loss of almost 100 billion baht for the Oil Fuel Fund, says the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo).
Local energy demand to grow in line with the economy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/09/2023
» Thai energy consumption is expected to grow by 2.5% to around 2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED) this year, driven by economic growth projected at 2.5-3%, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Energy demand to grow in line with the economy
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/09/2023
» Thai energy consumption is expected to grow by 2.5% to around 2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED) this year, driven by economic growth projected at 2.5-3%, the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) said.
AGE sees coal prices spiking revenue
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/03/2023
» SET-listed Asia Green Energy (AGE), a Thai coal trader, expects to post record revenue of 23.4 billion baht this year, in part because coal prices increased in response to the Russia-Ukraine war.
The struggle in harnessing power prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/01/2023
» Following protests from the business community, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reduced its planned hike to the power tariff for companies to 13%, down from 20.5%, but entrepreneurs say they cannot maintain product prices at these rates.
Fuel consumption set to rise by 9.2%
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/06/2022
» Thai energy consumption is expected to rise by 9.2% this year, based on an economic growth estimate of 2.5-3.5%, driven by an uptick in economic activities as pandemic restrictions ease, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Power tariff expected to hit record high
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/03/2022
» The upsurge in global oil prices following the Russia-Ukraine war is expected to cause the power tariff, used to calculate electricity bills, to rise to a record high above 4 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) for the first time, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).