The industrial sector in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam contributed 32.3 per cent of the region’s GDP in 2017 and provided an estimated 20 per cent of the employment, said the IFC, the private-sector arm of the World Bank. It said that industrial zones provide a good platform for supporting interventions for green buildings, […]

A fleet of EV buses at an Egat power plant. The agency plans to turn used cars into electric vehicles. The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) plans to develop electric vehicles (EVs) by modifying used cars, aiming for commercial sales in 2020. Egat wants to modify combustion cars to EVs during a trial […]

Bangchak Corporation Public (BCP) is testing a solar-powered microgrid with enough power to meet the typical energy needs of an average BCP fuel station. Surplus energy will be stored and distributed to tenants of a nearby community shopping mall, who can bid for PV electricity using a mobile app. The Green Community Energy Management System […]

Bangkok – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is planning to renovate existing power plants as well as make preparations to support electricity generation from renewable energy. EGAT’s Governor Viboon Rerksirathai said on the occasion of EGAT’s 50th anniversary this week that his company will continue to develop the country’s energy security in keeping […]

BANGKOK, 1 May 2019 (NNT) – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is planned to renovate existing power plants for better flexibility And to support electricity generation from renewable energy, while the peak electricity usage this summer season is expected to increase no more than 500 megawatt. EGAT’s Governor Viboon Rerksirathai has said on […]

BANGKOK, April 30 (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a national energy plan that looks to add 56 gigawatts (GW) of power by 2037, a senior official said. The Power Development Plan 2018-2037 (PDP2018), which maps out the long-term energy needs and capacity of the country, expects Thailand to add 56,431 megawatts of new […]

Bangkok – Consumption of electricity during the current hot season has hit a record high in many provinces. Deputy Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand Governor Rerngchai Khongthong said the demands for electricity hit a new high of 29,680.3 megawatts on Saturday night, during which Bangkok’s temperature was recorded at 32 degrees Celsius. Such peak consumption […]

Envision & Thai Energy Giant sign MOU to collaborate on new energy and digital transformation Envision signed MOU with PTT Public Company Ltd to collaborate on multiple initiatives revolving around new energy and digital transformation. Headquartered in Bangkok, PTT is the largest conglomerate in Thailand, a fully integrated energy company which engages in oil and […]

Thailand’s alternative energy giant Bangchak Corporation Pcl has invested an undisclosed amount in California-based innovative battery technology developer Enevate Corp, according to an announcement. The investment has been made through Bangchak Initiative and Innovation Center (BiiC), which earlier had said that it would allocate a budget of over 300 million baht ($9.5 million) to invest […]

California-based Enevate Corp., whose innovative battery technology is addressing extreme-fast charge times for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, announced that Thai energy giant Bangchak, through its Bangchak Initiative and Innovation Center (BiiC), has invested in the company. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190416005308/en/ Enevate aims to make EV charging as fast […]