Monks walk past a solar farm on their way to the temple after morning alms rounds. The latest version of a 20-year energy plan increases the importance of renewable energy. (File photo) After three years of revising and drawing up a new version of the power development plan (PDP), the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) […]

Chawalit Tippawanich, president and chief executive for PTT’s power arm, GPSC, said that its board on Monday agreed that either the company or a yet-to-be-established subsidiary, would purchase the energy recovery unit in a deal worth no more than Bt24.11 or about $757 million. The unit is part of TOP’s capacity expansion project, Clean Fuel […]

Like other countries, Thailand has incorporated the low-carbon economy model in policies, aiming for sustainable development and better public health. The Finance Ministry has already introduced excise taxes on vehicles that vary with emission levels and successive governments have endorsed railway projects such as the mass transit system in Bangkok. The Energy Ministry plans to […]

For the second year in a row, some of the planet’s most toxic smog has choked Bangkok. The Thai capital’s air turned grey and thick in recent days, particularly during mornings, as seasonal weather changes prevented pollutants such as exhaust fumes and factory smoke from dissipating. Periodically, the air was worse than in more infamously […]

SINGAPORE: Thailand‘s state energy firm PTT is planning to start a liquefied natural gas (LNG) desk in Singapore to expand its trading activities of the super-chilled fuel, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Thailand is in the midst of liberalising its power sector to boost competition in the domestic market. The southeast […]

Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), a joint venture between Thai investors and Air Products and Chemicals Inc, proceeds with plans to develop a second hydrogen (H2) plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, in line with the Thailand government’s strategy to promote the use of H2 as an alternative energy to fossil fuels. The ฿500m (Thai Baht) ($16m) investment […]

DUBAI: PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) of Thailand and Eni of Italy have secured rights to explore for oil and natural gas in Abu Dhabi, committing to invest at least US$230 million to assess the offshore fields. The concession will be operated by Eni and fully owned by the Italian and Thai companies. Abu Dhabi […]

A co-generation gas-fired IPP project, operated by Egat, is located in Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi province. The Energy Ministry plans to open bidding for independent power producers (IPPs) for a combined capacity of 8,300 megawatts (MW) this year. This will be the fourth round after IPP rounds for a combined capacity of 14,948MW that occurred […]

Japanese utility Tokyo Gas, through its unit Tokyo Gas Asia, has set up the first fully private natural gas distribution business in Thailand. The distribution company named Gulf WHA MT Natural Gas Distribution Company (GWHAMT) has been established through a joint investment by the Gas Energy Development Company, Thai privately held WHA Utilities and Power […]

Gussing Renewable Energy’s gasification power plant in Nong Bua, which is meant to serve as a demonstration case for other communities. An Austrian energy company has brought a new process for generating renewable energy to Thailand, with the hope that after initial success their model will spread to small towns across the country. The carbon-neutral […]