Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong will revise the Power Development Plan (PDP) of 2018-2037 by raising the contribution from renewable energy. He added that this would promote the establishment of community power plants and widen the opportunity of energy access for communities. He will call meeting with state energy agencies in next few days to discuss […]

The Energy Ministry plans to promote a peer-to-peer (P2P) power trading model for private companies to decentralise the country’s power generation system in line with the new version of the power development plan (PDP) for 2018-37. Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said Thai companies will have more chances to participate in this project, but the government will […]

s the global energy transformation continues to gain momentum, renewable energy employment dimension ensures socio-economic sustainability and provides yet another reason for countries to commit to renewables. Beyond pursuing climate goals, many governments have prioritised renewables as a driver of low-carbon economic growth. Diversification of the supply chain has broadened the sector’s geographic footprint beyond […]

Property developers in Bangkok concerned about the environment are investing in the “green architecture” of Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (Leed), says one of the principals at JLL, an international real estate consultancy company. There are currently 1.26 million sqm of Leed office space in the Thai capital. Dexter Norville, one of the bosses at […]

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is speeding up the process for a long-delayed coal-fired power plant in Chachoengsao province as newly appointed Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong takes the ministry’s helm. National Power Supply was granted an operating licence as an independent power producer (IPP) for a 540-megawatt coal-fired power plant 12 years ago, […]

The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will start public hearings with stakeholders and local communities on Saturday in a bid to repower two existing units of the Mae Moh coal-fired power plant in Lampang. Egat is budgeting 37 billion baht for development cost to repower Units 8 and 9 in Mae Moh district. […]

Electricity customers across the country are likely to receive cheaper bills from September to December this year, as the automatic FT (Float Time) charge will be subsidised over those four months, Office of Energy Regulatory Commission (OERC) chief Narupat Amornkosit said on Thursday. Secretary-general Narupat said that around Bt3 billion of the subsidy would come […]

Although oil and gas remain PTT’s core competencies, the national energy firm is trying to revamp its business and diversify into renewable energy. Technology disruption is invading the fossil-based energy world, and renewable sources are showing strong potential as alternative fuels for power generation. At 1.4 trillion baht, PTT is the largest company by market […]

Thailand’s state energy firm PTT is set to launch its first 10 electric motorcycles as it tests the local market this year. The company said it has received 3,000 orders for the electric motorcycles. It will adjust the cost of its electric motorcycles to about 70,000 baht ($2,280) per unit to gain a commercial sales […]

Argus, citing market participants, reported that Thailand’s imports of Russian coal almost tripled on the year in January-May to 498,000 tonne from 164,000 tonne And Russian shipments to Thailand are expected to keep rising because of competitive prices. Russia became the third-largest coal supplier to Thailand this year, with its share of imports rising by […]