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Holding pattern for energy prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/01/2018
» Prices for energy, including oil, gas and electricity, are expected to change slightly in 2018, with the levy collected from retail sales projected to be only slightly higher than in 2017, say government and industry officials.
US expansion catches eye of Banpu, PTTEP
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Thai energy firms Banpu Plc and PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) are reacting to the announced increase in petroleum production by the US by increasing their investment in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions.
Students innovate to stamp out coconut killer
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/01/2018
» As other sectors enter the Thailand 4.0 era with modern technology, farmers are using robots and drones for agricultural purposes.
Egat market quota to end
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/01/2018
» Energy policymakers plan to end the two-decade quota regime by opening the state-controlled power generation business to private sector competition, says Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphun.
GGC readies B7bn complex
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/01/2018
» Global Green Chemical Plc (GGC), the SET-listed biochemical arm of PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC), plans to kick off development of its 7-billion-baht biochemical complex by the third quarter.
PTT allots B4.4bn to increase LPG safety
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/01/2018
» PTT Plc, Thailand's largest seller of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), will invest 4.4 billion baht from 2018 to 2023 to increase safety measures at its gas-producing assets.
Oil prices push Bangchak to set sights upstream
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 12/01/2018
» SET-listed Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) plans to resume focusing on its upstream petroleum business expansion after global oil prices have climbed above US$60 per barrel.
CKP weighs Thailand hydropower options
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/01/2018
» CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation business arm of Ch Karnchang Plc, Thailand's second-largest construction firm, is conducting a feasibility study to select which of its three potential hydropower projects will be next in the queue to sell electricity to Thailand.
Egat seeks to insulate itself from technological disruption
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2018
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is preparing to revamp its business operations as it shifts its emphasis to innovation and disruptive technologies.
Shining a light on Thailand's electricity woes
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2018
» The plan to open up Thailand's power generation market comes months after the government raised eyebrows at under-performance and rampant price hikes by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat).