Battery EVs were available for booking at the Thailand Motor Show, but BNEF said personal EVs are not yet affordable in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) forecasts prices of electric vehicles (EVs) such as cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles remain unaffordable for individual buyers in Southeast Asia, including Thailand. […]

Global waste and resources firm Suez has announced plans to build a 30,000 tonnes per year capacity plastic film reprocessing plant in Thailand. To be built in the Bang Phli district near Bangkok, the plant will process polyethylene film collected from across the region. Construction works are expected to be completed by mid-2020. An artist’s […]

Thaliand’s Energy Ministry said all state agencies need to put measures in place in case oil and gas supplies are interrupted, Kallanish Energy understands. The country is gearing up amid fears political conflicts in the Middle East may escalate, The Bangkok Post reported last week, as the U.S. imposed sanctions on Iran. Six refineries have […]

Thailand and the Netherlands have signed a declaration of intent to enhance cooperation on sustainability and climate change. According to the Embassy of the Netherlands in Thailand, 15 organisations from the two countries — including Siam Cement Group, Charoen Pokphand Group, ThaiBev, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines — inked the deal at the Dutch-Thai Sustainability […]

Converting older cars into electric vehicles was once one of the only ways to get an EV in your driveway, but it’s gone somewhat out of fashion as commercially available, purpose-built EVs have become common. But the government of Thailand reportedly plans to develop its own electric vehicles. Specifically, the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of […]

Thailand will host more than 70 major Asean meetings this year, with an additional 200 supporting meetings also on the cards. Every single one of these requires large amounts of fuel to ferry participants from various capitals to Bangkok or other Thai cities, as well as electricity for the venues. It is no secret that […]

Workers install solar panels. Egat is keen on developing on-site power generation via solar rooftop at industrial estates to promote the smart grid. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu) Two state-run agencies — the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) and the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) — are teaming up with Pinthong Industrial Park to […]

Increasing air pollution in Thailand caused by hazardous particulate matter known as PM2.5 has led many people to ask where this threat is coming from. According to several respected scholars and a study by the Pollution Control Department, diesel vehicle fuel exhaust emissions is one of the main causes. (Another is the burning of forest […]

At ADB’s annual seminar, Ms Preeyanart discussed the evolving approaches to renewable energy projects in developing countries. Regulatory support for a smart grid should be the next government’s top priority for renewable energy policy, as finding funding sources for environmentally friendly projects is becoming easier in Thailand, says B.Grimm Power’s president. “I do not believe […]

Electrified tuk-tuks from various local assemblers. The EVAT is calling for easier registration of such vehicles. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill The Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) is calling for the Land Transport Department to revise related laws to enable new registration of three-wheelers, mainly emphasising electrified tuk-tuks. There are two types of registration for three-wheelers, aka […]