IPP bidding for 8,300MW in 2019 pipeline
A co-generation gas-fired IPP project, operated by Egat, is located in Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi province. The Energy Ministry plans to open bidding for independent power producers (IPPs) for a combined capacity of 8,300 megawatts (MW) this year. This will be the fourth round after IPP rounds for a combined capacity of 14,948MW that occurred […]
Tropical storm Pabuk hits energy production in Thailand
The economic loss from tropical storm Pabuk on January 4 in southern Thailand may reach Bt5 billion (US$156 million) according to local authorities. The country’s most powerful storm in three decades disrupted flights and businesses while damaging more than 1,400 homes. The storm claimed three lives and forced over 34,000 people to evacuate as strong […]
Austrian renewable model gets local try
Gussing Renewable Energy’s gasification power plant in Nong Bua, which is meant to serve as a demonstration case for other communities. An Austrian energy company has brought a new process for generating renewable energy to Thailand, with the hope that after initial success their model will spread to small towns across the country. The carbon-neutral […]
Tokyo Gas sets up gas distribution unit in Thailand
Japanese utility Tokyo Gas, through its unit Tokyo Gas Asia, has set up the first fully private natural gas distribution business in Thailand. The distribution company named Gulf WHA MT Natural Gas Distribution Company (GWHAMT) has been established through a joint investment by the Gas Energy Development Company, Thai privately held WHA Utilities and Power […]
PTT unit to take over Glow Energy; TMB, Thanachart Bank in merger talks
PTT Group’s Global Power Synergy has secured the approval to acquire a 69.11 per cent interest in Glow Energy, the Thai unit of French energy major Engie while Thanachart Bank and TMB Bank are in talks for a merger. PTT’s $4b acquisition of Glow Energy approved The Thai energy watchdog has approved the $4-billion takeover […]
Activists demand cheaper, public-focused power plan
An advocacy group is planning to ask the Energy Ministry to revise its Power Development Plan draft, which it says has failed to raise people’s awareness on energy saving and may ultimately burden consumers with high electricity charges. The call for a revision comes as Thailand gears up to launch its national Power Development Plan […]
BGRIM’s solar energy projects proceed without a hitch
BANGKOK, 28 December 2018 (NNT) – B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM)’s solar power development projects have made headway according to plans to consolidate its capacity build-up. Three out of the seven ground-mounted solar farms sponsored by BGRIM for government agencies and agricultural cooperatives in Thailand, with a total installed capacity of 10.8 megawatts, were brought on line […]
Bangchak sets $50m investment budget in bio, green-energy startups
BANGCHAK will invest US$50 million in startups within the next five years in order to expand their core business and technologies with the goal to emerge as the leading innovative group of its kind in the Asean bloc. The firm expects to generate revenue growth to more than double in the next five years. The […]
