Oil refineries face state price cap

Energy authorities are considering imposing a price cap on oil sold by Thai refineries to better control energy inflation, with ongoing measures to tackle the problem scheduled to end this month.

New tax law could provide spark to Thailand’s global EV hub dream

A new tax law introduced today could provide the spark to realize Thailand’s global electric vehicle hub dream. The Excise Department in Bangkok revealed a law governing the reduction of the EV tax from 8% to 2% will be published tomorrow in the Royal Gazette and come into effect on Friday, after the Council of […]

PTTEP to start Thailand’s first CCS project in 2026

PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP) is gearing up to develop Thailand’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Arthit offshore gas field as the state-backed upstream player eyes its net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target.

Tesla registers as a company in Thailand

Tesla Company (Thailand) Ltd is now a registered company in Thailand, according to information found on the Department of Business Development’s website. The company registered today, on May 25, with an initial registration capital of 3 million baht. The primary purpose of Tesla in Thailand is to sell electric vehicles, or EVs. The company will […]

Risks rise for Thai power sector as PTTEP struggles with gas supply challenges, warns Fitch

Thailand’s state-backed upstream player PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP) is facing significant gas supply challenges that pose further downside risks to the Southeast Asian nation’s gas power sector, warned Fitch Solutions. Thailand’s power sector is already facing downward pressures from strained import supply from Myanmar, which is a major exporter of natural gas to Thailand. […]

EGAT touts boosted power supply to Phuket

Kitti Petchsantad, Deputy Governor of Transmission Systems of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), has announced that EGAT has completed the project to improve the transmission system to southern regions of Thailand, effectively, doubling the electrical-supply capacity to Phuket.