Wall chargers, power meters to be installed to promote electric vehicles in Thailand
BANGKOK – Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow made the promise during the “Go Green 2022” seminar on Thursday when he was talking about green businesses.
Thai public, private sectors share climate-action plans at latest leaders’ forum
Thailand’s first-ever Climate Action Leaders Forum aims to enhance climate action literacy to boost people’s awareness of the climate crisis and the importance of operations designed to solve global warming.
PTTEP unveils 2050 net zero target
Thailand’s national upstream oil and gas company has announced plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. New projects with an emphasis on natural gas and greenhouse gas intensity will be factored into PTTEP’s investment decision-making in the “EP Net Zero 2050” concept.
B.Grimm eyes overseas power acquisitions
B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), an energy developer with the largest capacity in the small power producer segment, expects to finalise 2-3 acquisitions of power generation assets in the first half of this year.
Carbon neutral quest
Setting net-zero targets has moved higher on many Asian corporate agendas. A warming planet is increasing the risks for their businesses, which could include supply chain disruption, damage to infrastructure, rising labour costs and irregular natural resources flows, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has pointed out.
UOB Thailand launches U-Energy, Asia’s first integrated financing platform to drive energy efficiency
Building owners, energy service companies and homeowners can reduce an average of 20 per cent in energy consumption by tapping UOB’s green financing for energy efficiency projects
40m to benefit from fuel price plan: govt
At least 40 million people are expected to benefit from the government’s 10-point plan to ease the impact of fuel price increases arising from the Ukraine-Russia crisis, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
Banpu preps 2 solar farms
Non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc plans to start operations of two new floating solar farms, featuring the largest installed capacity developed by a private company, in the middle of this year.
