Thailand’s largest private-owned microgrid announced
Thai energy company Impact Solar has announced that it is developing Thailand’s largest private-owned microgrid in Sriracha. The 214MW microgrid will comprise gas turbines, rooftop solar and floating solar systems as power generation resources, and a battery storage and control system that will be provided by Hitachi ABB Power Grids.
New Thailand LNG import project mooted
Thailand’s PTT and the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) are reportedly planning to jointly study a liquefied natural gas project utilising a floating storage and regasification unit that would supply volumes to a new power plant.
Myanmar military cashes in on Thai pipeline
Myanmar’s military has received hundreds of millions of dollars from natural gas sales through a financial scheme linked to the Myanmar-Thailand pipeline, a French newspaper has reported.
Thai plans for 8 GWh lithium battery gigafab
A Florida-based e-mobility company and a business park operator have pledged to invest up to $1 billion into the planned factory, in Chonburi province, starting with a 1 GWh section likely to take shape in 2023.
Bosch installs a 1 MW Solar Photovoltaic System at its smart factory in Thailand
About a year ago, Bosch announced that it would be the first globally operating industrial enterprise to become carbon neutral by the end of 2020, at its 400 locations worldwide. As of today, Bosch has already achieved this ambitious goal worldwide and made last year’s climate change A-list scored by the Carbon Disclosure Project or […]
Thailand to go full EV by 2035, but what does it mean for us?
Thailand, one of the major automotive hubs in Southeast Asia, made a huge announcement. It seems the Detroit of Asia will stop selling gas- and diesel-powered cars in the not-so-distant future. By 2035, Thailand aims to sell only zero-emissions vehicles, seeking to transform itself as a hub for making electric cars.
US and UK Stand Ready to Partner with Thailand to Achieve its Climate Objectives
Today (29 April 2021), UK Ambassador Brian Davidson and U.S. Charge d’Affaires Michael Heath reaffirmed climate commitments each country made at the US-hosted Leaders Climate Summit last week. The Chiefs of Mission welcomed Thailand’s announcements, praised Thailand for its regional leadership on climate change issues, encouraged all countries – including Thailand – to set ambitious […]
Thailand’s PTTEP drives up 2021 sales targets after first-quarter profit
Thailand’s national upstream company PTTEP has again revised upwards its 2021 targeted sales volumes after reaching first gas from the Block H project offshore Sabah, East Malaysia and completion of its stake acquisition in BP’s Block 61 project in Oman.
