Energy

The Ministry of Energy expects to approve Quick Win community power plant projects under 100 megawatts capacity within March, ministry permanent secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said on Friday (March 13).“We estimate that the project would generate income of around Bt100 million for the grass-roots economy per ...

The Oil Fuel Fund’s administration committee has agreed to raise contributions collected from retail diesel sales by 0.5 baht per liter, following the drop of global oil price to 34.16 U.S. dollar per barrel. The committee expects the global oil price will remain in the ...

Gasohol E20 will become the primary petrol for the country early this month, requiring all petrol stations nationwide to carry the ethanol-blended fuel, says the Energy Business Department.Director-general Nantika Thangsuphanich said the department will discuss the scheduled enforcement of E20 with fuel traders and refineries.Keep ...

Unseasonal drought, floods and the negative impact of hydropower projects on the Mekong River’s ecology were major concerns raised by residents of northeastern provinces at a public hearing on the Luang Prabang Dam on Tuesday.Pradap Klatkhemphet, deputy secretary-general of the Office of the National Water ...

A pipeline stretching from central to north-east Thailand promises to “promote Thailand as an energy hub in the region” and “increase energy security”, according to the Ministry of Energy. Construction began in mid-2019, despite local communities objecting that the largely Chinese-financed project could worsen flooding ...

The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has initiated a test of peer-to-peer power trade from solar rooftops, planning to enter the prosumer trade in the coming years.Governor Viboon Rerksirathai said Egat installed solar panels on top of its headquarters in Nonthaburi to conduct ...

In March last year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched the fifth edition of their Energy Transition Index (ETI), ranking 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability. The report considered both, the current ...

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will in June pitch to the Cabinet a plan for an energy innovation joint venture with private partners.Egat governor Viboon Rerksilathai said Egat proposes to hold a 40-per-cent stake in the venture, with the Ratch Group and Electricity ...

The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has been ordered to reduce power tariffs for low-income earners and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help with their living and operating costs, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.Mr Somkid visited Egat on Thursday and met ...

A recent geopolitical crisis has raised concerns in the global oil market. The Ministry of Energy has prepared measures to handle the situation in the form of oil reserves and pricing measures to minimize any potential effects on the general public.The Minister of Energy Sonthirat ...