GPSC readies application to join LNG trade
Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC), the power generation arm of PTT Plc, is planning to become the sixth Thai company to apply for a licence to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), currently trading at low prices in the spot market.
Thai Activists Raise Alarm Over New Proposed Lao Mekong Dam
KRABI, THAILAND – Thai activists and organizations have raised alarm bells following last month’s announcement that the Mekong River Commission will begin its prior consultation process on the Sanakham hydropower plant, a new Mekong River dam project in northern Laos.
Energy for All scheme to open at end of the month
Community-owned power projects from renewable sources, known as Energy for All, will open for interested parties for co-investment by the end of this month after a months-long delay. The scheme was not launched late last year as originally scheduled because of a lengthy preparation process. The coronavirus pandemic caused further delays.
Thai NGOs Urge Govt Not To Buy Power From Sanakham Dam In Laos
A dam planned for construction by Laos on the Mekong river will have negative impacts not only on Lao villages but also in nearby Thailand, a coalition of Thai environmental groups says, adding that the government in Bangkok should cancel plans to buy electricity from the controversial project.
Electricity discount has been switched off
Yesterday the Ministry of Energy announced that the national electricity discount from March to May, which differed based on the amount of electricity used and size and type of the venue, has ended and will not be renewed. But, at best, the discount was merely a perfunctory political gesture, not a useful saving for most […]
Experts in energy and clean energy suggest renewable energy businesses take the opportunity
Informa Markets, an organiser for the ASEAN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WEEK (ASE), ASEAN’s largest and most comprehensive renewable energy, environmental and energy efficiency exhibition, in collaboration with the Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (JGSEE), organised a Webinar on “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the ASEAN Energy Sector” brain storming ideas from experts in […]
BCPG cuts capital spending for 2020
SET-listed BCPG, a renewable power generation arm under Bangchak Corporation, has cut capital expenditures for this year to between 8-15 billion baht, says president and chief executive Bundit Sapianchai. The amount was initially set at 20 billion baht in February, but because of the impact of lockdown measures, particularly travel restrictions, the reduced spending is […]
Renewable energy giants in Thailand forecast big rise in profits
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Thai renewable energy generators BCPG and TPI Polene Power forecast their profits will grow this year despite the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thai renewable energy generators BCPG and TPI Polene Power forecast their profits will grow this year despite the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
