Wall chargers, power meters to be installed to promote electric vehicles in Thailand
BANGKOK – Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow made the promise during the “Go Green 2022” seminar on Thursday when he was talking about green businesses.
Wall chargers, special power meters to be installed to promote EVs
Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow made the promise during the “Go Green 2022” seminar on Thursday when he was talking about green businesses.
Waste-to-energy projects see official support, villager resistance
A plan to call for bids for new waste-to-energy (WTE) projects next year is giving hope to local officials worried about the growing volume of garbage in their neighbourhoods.
Wasting away to make energy
Many private companies in the Thai renewable energy field are pleased with the new version of the national power development plan (PDP) for 2018-37. The PDP calls for gradually opening up investor participation in waste-to-energy power projects, setting a goal of 500 megawatts from such fuel, representing 30% of total renewable resources by 2037. Part […]
WETA goes to bat for Energy for All
The Waste to Energy Trade Association (WETA) is urging continuation of Energy for All despite growing calls for the government to halt the renewable power scheme because of the country’s high reserve of generation capacity. The group cited its latest finding that many communities have already prepared property for the venture and are pinning hopes on […]
When the rain doesn’t come: Thailand in grip of severe drought as monsoon season fails to deliver
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand: Suthin Noramas cannot stop his tears as he surveys the parched land around him. His plot is about 2.25 hectares in size and has been carefully cultivated for some crops he thought would prove to be valuable to sell, such as durians, pepper and lemongrass. All of them are dying or dead. The […]
Why is Laos building Mekong dams it doesn’t need?
Thailand’s economic slump during the coronavirus pandemic led to a drop in electricity demand, with officials estimating power reserves currently at 50% over total capacity.
Wind farm launches earlier than scheduled in Thailand’s south
Bundit Sapianchai, BCPG President and CEO said that on April 11, the 10-MW wind farm in Pak Panang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, operated by Lom Ligor Co Ltd, an affiliate of BCPG Group, started selling electricity to the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) ahead of schedule. COD was previously scheduled for the second quarter of […]
Wind power industry calls for additional 7 GW of wind energy to be installed in Thailand by 2037
The prospects for wind energy are promising in Thailand, which has the technical potential for onshore wind capacity of 13-17 GW. New regulation must be put in place to pave the way for the energy transition in Thailand and address issues that will challenge project development such as clear and ambitious targets, supportive and transparent […]
With few green spaces, Bangkok plants Asia’s biggest rooftop farm
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangkok’s Thammasat University, one of the oldest in Thailand, has a new claim to fame: Asia’s largest urban rooftop farm. The 7,000 sq mt (75,000 sq ft) space mimics rice terraces in northern Thailand and can help curb some of the impacts of climate change, such as frequent flooding, said […]