100 plants mulled for solar waste.
The Industry Ministry is considering setting up a plant to handle old and irreparably damaged solar cells. It would also support private companies in establishing roughly 100 plants to either repair or recycle about 90% of between 620,000 and 790,000 tonnes of solar cells whose lives will start to expire in the next three years, […]
Biomass, biogas group cries foul over PDP
Thai renewable power operators plan to file a lawsuit against a new version of the power development plan (PDP) 2018-37 after seeing it has a lower quota for renewable power generation. Pajon Sriboonruang, president of the Thai Biogas Trade Association (TBTA), said the power capacity quota from renewable energy in the PDP is lower than […]
Govt urged to push for electric vehicles
In an interview with The Nation, Gu cited China as an example where EV sales have already topped 1 million units due to the Chinese government’s adoption of a car ownership policy that favours EVs. Free ownership licences have been granted to those who want to buy electric vehicles so the country’s EV adoption has […]
Constant Energy eyes storage in 50MW Thailand C&I solar deal
Thailand-based clean energy developer and investor Constant Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of Thailand’s largest companies, Siam Cement Group (SCG Cement), to deploy 50MW of C&I solar PV plants, with the company chief planning for an energy storage component on many of the projects. Franck Constant, CEO of Constant Energy, told […]
Thailand rises three places in WEF energy transition index
Siri said that this year, Thailand was preparing to push legal amendments and get rid of obstacles to attain a higher WEF rank. Thailand was ranked 54th last year. The improvement in ranking is a result of the WEF view that Thailand has energy stability without emitting too much greenhouse gas, he said, pointing out […]
Energy minister pledges Round 21 licences by mid-year
Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan (left) awards contracts to Mr Phongsthorn Thavisin for PTTEP’s E&P bids for the Erawan and Bongkot fields. Round 21 of new licence issuance for offshore exploration and production (E&P) of petroleum resources is expected to open in June. This new petroleum round will open for offshore resources only in the Gulf […]
Thai energy developer eyes US$7.8 billion LNG scheme in Vietnam
Vietnam Economic Times reported that the Gulf is asking the Ninh Thuan provincial People’s Committee for in-principle approval to the implementation of two projects, including a liquified natural gas (LNG) re-gasification terminal and a Ca Na LNG-fired power plant complex. This complex is set to gather four power plants with a combined capacity of 6,000 […]
Thailand’s PTTEP acquires Murphy Oil’s Malaysia assets in $2.127 bil cash deal
London — Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Public Co Ltd (PTTEP) has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the Malaysian oil and gas assets of Murphy Oil Corp. for $2.127 billion in an all-cash transaction, the US oil company said in a statement Thursday. The deal aligns with PTTEP’s attempts to boost its […]
