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New net-zero target sparks policy rethink
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/12/2025
» Thailand aims to achieve net zero by 2050, 15 years earlier than previously planned, but reaching that goal will require major changes in the country's energy landscape, with the power sector at the heart of the transition.
Clean energy dearth dents foreign interest
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/08/2025
» Ongoing political instability may slow Thai economic growth, but a larger hindrance is in the energy sector, as Thailand risks losing 1 trillion baht in foreign investment opportunities if the government does not step up efforts to facilitate renewable power usage, according to Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Share of global printed circuit board market set to surge
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/06/2025
» Thailand's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is expected to gain a global market share of 20-25% by 2027, driven by electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) development, though its rapid growth could be stunted by a shortage of skilled workers, according to the Thailand Printed Circuit Association.
Investors in Thailand ‘want more renewable power’
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/03/2025
» The government's pilot project to allow renewable power producers to directly sell electricity totalling 2,000 megawatts to companies may be insufficient to drive new investments in the country, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
Third time lucky for nuclear power?
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2025
» Thailand is embarking on a fresh effort to develop nuclear power generation facilities as part of its plan to increase the nation's supply of clean electricity.
Thai Oil considers change in contractors
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 24/12/2024
» Thai Oil Plc, the country's largest oil refinery by capacity, will consider changing the contractors of its new oil refinery under the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) if the ongoing dispute over unpaid wages for construction workers cannot be settled, causing a further delay of the project.
Thai Oil sinks additional $1.7bn into new refinery
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/12/2024
» Thai Oil Plc, the country's largest oil refinery by capacity, aims to allocate an additional US$1.7 billion (63 billion baht) to support the development of a new oil refinery in Chon Buri's Si Racha district under the Clean Fuel Project (CFP), which is near completion.
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.
Review of national energy stance urged
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/11/2024
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has reiterated its call to the government to seriously consider its proposal of setting up a public-private committee on energy to better manage national energy, following changes in America's energy policy under the incoming Donald Trump administration.
TOP pushing for resolution of dispute
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/10/2024
» Thai Oil Plc (TOP), the country's largest oil refinery by capacity, is requesting the parent firms of construction companies working on the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) to settle the months-long delay on wage payments to construction workers, which led to protests at the refinery in Chon Buri.