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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.
Oil fund considering second B30bn loan
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/01/2023
» The Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) is considering seeking an additional 30-billion-baht loan within March to repay debts incurred by using the fund to subsidise diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices.
Gas trader WP sees 7.3% revenue gain in 2024
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/11/2023
» SET-listed WP Energy, Thailand's second-largest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trader by sales volume, expects sales growth of 2.5% and revenue growth of 7.3% next year, despite the state's policy of capping domestic LPG prices.
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.
Purchase bolsters UBE's clean energy drive
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/07/2022
» Ubon Bio Ethanol Plc (UBE), a manufacturer of cassava-based products, has bought a floating solar farm in Ubon Ratchathani from Bay Wa RE Solar Pte for 82.4 million baht in a move to grow its clean energy business.
Gizmo spices up food exports
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/03/2015
» A few years ago, Assoc Prof Werasak Surareungchai questioned the spiciness of his lunch while tucking into somtam, or spicy papaya salad, with his colleagues.
PTT preparing to debut in EV assembly
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/05/2021
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is preparing to make its debut in the electric vehicle (EV) assembly industry in the third quarter after the launch of battery businesses last year.
Refilling stomachs, not cars
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/07/2021
» The next job on the checklist for PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), which operates the Cafe Amazon franchise, may stun its rivals embarking on non-oil ventures.
Kirapat discusses MEA plans
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/12/2018
» The newly appointed governor of the state-run Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), Kirapat Jiamset, vows to transform the organisation for the digital era and improve services in anticipation of disruptive technology in the coming years.
EEP aims to list next year
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/08/2017
» Eastern Energy Plus Co (EEP), a local operator of waste-to-energy power plants in Samut Prakan, plans to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) next year to raise funds for upgrading units in the province.