The government plans to launch additional measures for motorists to buy electric vehicles (EVs) and motorcycles this year to pump up demand for low-emission vehicles on local roads, says Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong. In addition, support policies for production and the supply chain of EVs will be disclosed soon to help determine new output of […]

Mr. Khemmarat Sartpreecha, Deputy Governor, Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and Mr. Zhang Haibo, President of MG Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the “Charging Network Development for Electric Vehicles Project” at the lobby, 1st floor, LED Building, Provincial Electricity Authority Head Office, on 22 August 2019. Mr. Khemmarat disclosed that […]

The Ministry of Energy is organising “AMEM 2019” (ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting and Associated Meetings) on 2-6 September 2019 at The Athenee Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok. The official opening ceremony will be held on 4 September by the Prime Minister. The event will involve discussions on effective energy management and energy stability […]

BANGKOK — An all-electric bus with the national flags of South Korea and Thailand printed side by side sits on a campus of one of the national research universities on the southern side of Bangkok. The electric bus is a joint project between Korea and Thailand, led mainly by Korean automaker Edison Motors, which currently […]

One of Thailand’s major utilities plans to use data from a smart grid and smart meters to track and predict electricity outages in the future. An Inspector (ICT) from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority stated that the Government aims want to use smart grid technology to improve the distribution of power to customers. The region has smart meters […]

The government plans to launch new stimulus measures for low-income earners and farmers in the form of energy price subsidies and cheap fertiliser, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. These measures will be included on the state welfare smartcard to provide the subsidy directly to holders. Mr Somkid told Energy Ministry officials that lower-income citizens […]

The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency has drawn up Bt10 billion budget plan to support its projects during 2020-2024. The department deputy director-general Yongyuth Sawatdisawanee said the projects will include preparing a revolving fund to promote energy conservation, actions to support the use of energy-saving machinery, the promotion of solar rooftops, and demonstration […]

AUGUST 08, 2019 18:05 JST TOKYO — Honda Motor will shift Japanese production of its Accord hybrid sedan to Thailand, where it wants to take advantage of tax incentives for manufacturing greener cars, according to sources. Honda’s plan follows Mitsubishi Motors‘ announcement earlier this month of its intention to make plug-in hybrids in the Southeast Asian country, starting in […]

The Ministry of Energy aims to lower the electricity cost to less than Bt3.60 per unit, apart from carrying out several other initiatives, according to Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong . Speaking at the “Energy Disruption: Thai energy in the age of disruption” seminar organised by Krungthep Turakij newspaper, Sontirat said there was a need to […]

The Energy Ministry is preparing to promote Thailand as the power trade hub of Southeast Asia by improving high-voltage transmission lines across the country to open regional power trading and sales of surplus electricity. Kulit Sombatsiri, permanent secretary for the Energy Ministry, said the ministry has five pillars to capture future disruption in the energy […]