Energy
Energy Ministry keen to promote LNG hub, trading centre
The Energy Ministry has high hopes for Thailand to become a regional trading hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in early 2020, thanks to a plan to decentralise the gas business.Speaking after yesterday’s Energy Policy Administrative Committee (Epac) meeting, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said the ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Mekong 'cash machine' needs an overhaul
Just over a week ago, many people in Thailand, particularly those in highrises, were thrown into panic when their buildings were swaying. They didn’t know at the time that a strong earthquake had just hit inside Lao borders near Nan’s district of Chaloem Phrakiat.The shallow ...
Wasant Techawongtham
Drought-plagued farmers march on Energy Ministry
Farmers from the People’s Council for the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy submitted a petition at the Ministry of Energy on Thursday (November 28) seeking support for solar-powered pumps and community power plants.Anurak Saenviang, Piya Pookchit and Supol Muensriprom led more than 10,300 people from various groups ...
The Nation Reporter
Energy Ministry urges businesses to expand investments to neighboring countries
As part of the initiative to make Thailand the energy hub of ASEAN, the Ministry of Energy is urging Thai energy businesses to make more investments in foreign countries, especially those neighboring Thailand.Keep watching ...
Jump-start household solar with loans, say experts
The government must provide more incentives and loans to encourage households to adopt solar energy generation, according to experts.Decharut Sukkumnoed, lecturer on economics at Kasetsart University’s Faculty of Agricultural and Resource Economics, said the growth in solar-powered households would be much greater if the state ...
Thana Boonlert
Egat readying country's first FSRU
The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is preparing to develop the country’s first floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) worth 24.5 billion baht to support its business plan to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2020.The National Energy Policy Council approved Egat developing this ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Fuel tariff to be frozen until April
The fuel tariff (Ft) rate will be frozen at 3.64 baht per kilowatt-hour for another four months from January to April next year, marking a 16-month period at the same rate, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) wants to avoid power prices burdening consumers during ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Egat talks power trade with Cambodia, Myanmar
The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to talk with power authorities in Cambodia and Myanmar to trade electricity from Thailand at a combined capacity of 500 megawatts.Patana Sangsriroujana, deputy governor for policy and planning, said Egat has been ordered by Energy ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Scheme slotted for November
The Energy Ministry expects to conclude the business model and details of the Energy for All scheme for community-owned power projects by mid-November.Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said some pilot projects under the scheme will begin development and operation over the next couple of years.Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
New Mekong dam in Laos opens to protests, dried-out downstream
The first hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River began commercial operations in Laos on Tuesday amid protests from Thai villagers who say the Xayaburi Dam and several others in the works will destroy their livelihoods.The 1,285-megawatt Xayaburi Dam’s debut coincides with parts of the ...
