Egat to float solar panels at dams
Ratchaprapha dam in Surat Thani is one of five dams to install the floating solar panels. Karnjana Ayuwatanachai The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will start installation of floating solar panels in April at five hydropower plants in five provinces. The project was approved by the National Energy Policy Council last Thursday. Chatchai […]
National power plan expands private output
Monks walk past a solar farm on their way to the temple after morning alms rounds. The latest version of a 20-year energy plan increases the importance of renewable energy. (File photo) After three years of revising and drawing up a new version of the power development plan (PDP), the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) […]
Global Power Synergy set to grow power and utilities
Chawalit Tippawanich, president and chief executive for PTT’s power arm, GPSC, said that its board on Monday agreed that either the company or a yet-to-be-established subsidiary, would purchase the energy recovery unit in a deal worth no more than Bt24.11 or about $757 million. The unit is part of TOP’s capacity expansion project, Clean Fuel […]
Get tough on diesel, vehicle numbers to tackle smog, experts urge
Like other countries, Thailand has incorporated the low-carbon economy model in policies, aiming for sustainable development and better public health. The Finance Ministry has already introduced excise taxes on vehicles that vary with emission levels and successive governments have endorsed railway projects such as the mass transit system in Bangkok. The Energy Ministry plans to […]
Bangkok faces toxic smog battle
For the second year in a row, some of the planet’s most toxic smog has choked Bangkok. The Thai capital’s air turned grey and thick in recent days, particularly during mornings, as seasonal weather changes prevented pollutants such as exhaust fumes and factory smoke from dissipating. Periodically, the air was worse than in more infamously […]
Thailand’s PTT to start LNG desk in Singapore to expand trading
SINGAPORE: Thailand‘s state energy firm PTT is planning to start a liquefied natural gas (LNG) desk in Singapore to expand its trading activities of the super-chilled fuel, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Thailand is in the midst of liberalising its power sector to boost competition in the domestic market. The southeast […]
Bangkok Industrial Gas is to begin construction of a second H2 plant
Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), a joint venture between Thai investors and Air Products and Chemicals Inc, proceeds with plans to develop a second hydrogen (H2) plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, in line with the Thailand government’s strategy to promote the use of H2 as an alternative energy to fossil fuels. The ฿500m (Thai Baht) ($16m) investment […]
PTTEP wins Abu Dhabi deal
DUBAI: PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) of Thailand and Eni of Italy have secured rights to explore for oil and natural gas in Abu Dhabi, committing to invest at least US$230 million to assess the offshore fields. The concession will be operated by Eni and fully owned by the Italian and Thai companies. Abu Dhabi […]
