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Egat eyes extending service life of 2 lignite-fired units
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/10/2024
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to extend the service life of two lignite-fired power generation units for a certain period, before decommissioning all its power plants in Lampang to promote clean energy.
Renewal of gas licence at Pailin shortly
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/11/2023
» The renewal of a licence to produce gas from the Pailin block in the Gulf of Thailand is likely to be processed quickly early next year to avoid problems that could affect domestic gas supply, says the Department of Mineral Fuels.
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.
Gas rigs transform into undersea paradise
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/06/2022
» Retired oil and gas production rigs are being developed into a tourist attraction for the first time in Thailand, in an attempt to create a new diving destination in the South.
Ratch giving Teco to Hin Kong Power
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/07/2020
» Ratch Group has announced a plan to decommission the wholly owned Tri Energy (Teco), a 20-year-old operator of a combined-cycle power plant, after its power purchase agreement (PPA) with Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expired on June 23.
Egat prepares to shut down Mae Moh mine
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/10/2019
» State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is about to decommission the operation of its lignite coal mine in Mae Moh district of Lampang province.
Decommission blues
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/10/2019
» As Egat prepares to close its Mae Moh mine, it is determining what to do to help the locals.
Weak economic signals hurt equity sentiment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 05/10/2019
» Recap: Gold rose on Friday as equity markets wobbled amid heightened fears of a global economic slowdown and increased expectations of additional US interest rate cuts, with investors awaited cues from US employment data.
Chevron exit negotiations set
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/10/2019
» The Energy Ministry will negotiate with US energy company Chevron to decommission offshore gas platforms in the Erawan field to avoid arbitration.
Gas field squabbles persist
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/09/2019
» The two largest gas blocks in Thailand -- Erawan and Bongkot -- will see new 10-year contracts start from 2022-23 with new operator PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP).