China’s carmaker BYD breaks ground on Thailand plant
USTDA funds Thailand’s supply chain resilience
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has granted funds to the Thai Ministry of Transport’s Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) to improve Thailand’s supply chain and reduce carbon emissions in its freight transportation system.
MOL signs MoU for hydrogen and ammonia supply chain in Thailand
Japanese shipping giant, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a clean hydrogen and ammonia value chain derived from renewable energy sources in southern Thailand. The MoU was signed with Mitsubishi Thailand, Chiyoda, and Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Thailand’s state-owned power generation company.
Electricity, cooking gas costs likely to go up as Thai inflation at 13-month low
Thailand’s average headline inflation in February was at 3.79%, the lowest in 13 months, following a drop in fuel prices, the Commerce Ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) said on Tuesday (March 7).
Jadestone Completes Thai Gas Deal
Asia Pacific-focused Jadestone Energy has completed the deal to acquire stakes in the Sinphuhorm gas field and Dong Mun gas discovery onshore Thailand, it said on February 23. The deal was announced last month.
Bangkok targets 8,000 electric buses within 3 years
Bangkok targets 8,000 electric buses within 3 years
In the Thai capital of Bangkok, 1,250 electric buses are currently set to replace old diesel buses. Within three years, the number of electric buses in the Bangkok metropolitan area is to be increased to 8,000.
ACWA Power, PTT Public Company Limited and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand set to support Thailand’s decarbonisation aspiration
