A smart grid pilot will be put into action in the Thai province of Mae Hong Son, to integrate and balance growing shares of renewable energy using battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and the country’s Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) have signed an agreement to investigate the use of […]

Singapore — Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production posted a marginal 2% increase in third quarter oil and gas sales volumes on the back of its larger ownership of the Bongkot Project, the largest natural gas field in the Gulf of Thailand, the company said late Thursday. PTTEP’s oil and gas sales for the quarter ended […]

Gunkul Engineering company Korat Wind Energy has passed its three-month completion review at the 50MW Mittraphap wind farm in Thailand. The project is comprised of 20 turbines in Nakhon Ratchasima and sells power to the Electrical Generating Authority of Thailand via a long-term deal. Mott MacDonald conducted technical due diligence during financing, which included reviewing […]

Bangkok: Thailand’s energy regulator on Thursday said it would block PTT Group’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of a company owned by French energy giant Engie on grounds that it could create a electricity monopoly in some areas. Engie signed a deal with Thai group Global Power Synergy Public Company (GPSC), part of state-owned PTT, in June to […]

BENGALURU (Oct 24): Thai shares fell nearly 1% on Wednesday as the country’s energy sector came under pressure after oil prices slumped overnight, while shares in Singapore pulled back from the previous day’s losses. Thai stocks were down 0.9%, having resumed trading after a local holiday, with PTT Public Company Ltd falling 2%, while PTT […]

Thailand is the regional leader in total installed renewable capacity in Southeast Asia.The latest Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) 2015-36 sets a target for renewables to account for 20% of generation by 2036. It was the first country in SEA to implement a feed-in premium intended to spur investment and development of renewable energy projects. […]

State-run utility Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is planning to facilitate 1GW of hybrid floating solar-hydro projects across eight dams throughout the country. Thepparat Theppitak, deputy governor, power plant development and renewable energy, EGAT, announced the plans at the ASEAN Solar + Storage Congress & Expo in Manila, the Philippines, organised by Leader Associates. […]

About $1.5b will be invested in the project. Thailand’s energy producer Gulf Energy Development (Gulf) and the Public Japanese conglomerate Mitsui have agreed to start works on the 2,500MW Chonburi combined-cycle (CCGT) power plant in the Chonburi province of Thailand before the end of 2018. Approximately JPY170b ($1.5b) will be invested in the project, which […]

Singapore — Thailand’s energy ministry has awarded the renewed production sharing contracts for two major gas fields to PTT Exploration and Production Public Co Ltd, boosting the state-run oil company’s gas production and reserves profile at a time when the country’s output has been flagging. PTTEP’s auction wins for the Erawan and Bongkot natural gas […]

“Thailand’s biggest winery Siam has entered a 20-year agreement with a Singapore-based solar company to install a rooftop solar system to cut down carbon dioxide emissions, the first Thai winery to do so.” According to Cleantech Solar, the Singaporean company will install a 1MWp on-site rooftop solar system for the Thai winery, based in Hua […]