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New PDP accounts for disruptive forces
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/01/2018
» The latest revision of the national power development plan (PDP), an electricity master development plan for the next 20 years, has officially begun, according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Oil reserve period could be cut
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/01/2018
» Energy policymakers may cut the national legal oil reserve period from 22 days to 18 if global oil prices climb above US$70 per barrel for a "long period of time".
State energy firms keep assets
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/01/2018
» State-controlled energy businesses will remain the backbone of the national energy infrastructure, says Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphun.
IRPC looking into related acquisitions
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/01/2018
» IRPC Plc, the petrochemical arm of the national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, is considering acquiring assets related to oil refineries and petrochemical production facilities.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.