450 charging stations for electric vehicles by the end of 2022
PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) plans to increase its electric vehicle (EV) business by adding more charging stations in the nation’s shopping malls by the end of the year. Terminal 21, Fashion Island, and The Promenade are next in line to get the charging stations under the PluZ brand.
51 electric motorbike taxis go for a test run, project by Electricity Generating Authority
Thailand’s future in transportation looks electric. Motorbikes that run off a three-kilowatt battery are being tested with hopes that the electric bikes will be used as taxis in the future.
A brighter future for the booming solar sector
Solar power firm Constant Energy is rapidly expanding in Thailand and throughout the region using a business-to-business model
A credit to the community
With carbon credit trading getting off the ground in Thailand, the community responsible for Ban Ton Phueng community forest in Tambon Mae Pong, Chiang Mai province, is hoping its efforts to manage carbon emissions will help generate income.
A new KSTAR energy storage project is successfully completed in Thailand
Two sets of KSTAR 5kW+10kWh energy storage systems (BluE-5000D) have been installed during December at the Chumpoll Temple in Ayutthaya Province, providing a clean and stable night time power supply.
A renewable energy company in Thailand has electric vehicle dreams
Many people expect electric vehicles to be fixtures in a future world that relies on renewable energy. But not many EV companies started out as renewable energy companies.
A showcase for the BCG model
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit offered a glimpse into how countries plan to deal with uncertainties post-pandemic as well as the Thai government’s push towards a new economic model
Activists demand cheaper, public-focused power plan
An advocacy group is planning to ask the Energy Ministry to revise its Power Development Plan draft, which it says has failed to raise people’s awareness on energy saving and may ultimately burden consumers with high electricity charges. The call for a revision comes as Thailand gears up to launch its national Power Development Plan […]
ACWA Power, PTT Public Company Limited and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand set to support Thailand’s decarbonisation aspiration
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/ Bangkok, Thailand: ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide; PTT Public Company Limited (PTT), Thailand’s national integrated energy company; and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), an electric power related state-owned enterprise which aims to secure the power reliability under the […]
ADB and Gulf PD sign $180m deal to build 2.5GW power plant in Thailand
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Gulf PD Company (Gulf PD) have signed a $180m agreement to build and operate 2.5GW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Thailand. The power plant will be located about 150km southeast of Bangkok in the Rojana Rayong 2 Industrial Park in Rayong Province in the country. Gulf PD […]