Eppo to review feed-in tariffs to help operators
A decline in renewable energy costs is prompting the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) to review the inclusion of feed-in tariffs in electricity prices to help power operators, though it would increase power bills for households.
Ratch Group targets M&As for 2025 goal
Ratch Group, Thailand’s largest private power producer by capacity, plans additional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for power generation assets in a bid to achieve capacity expansion to 10,000 megawatts by 2025.
Banpu ploughs ahead with clean energy
Despite a need to shift towards defensive business operations, including cuts in capital spending and salaries among executives during the recession, Banpu Plc is not losing steam as it grows in the clean energy field.
Excise to study reworked EV taxes
Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has ordered the Excise Department to study the excise tax structure on electric vehicles (EV) to promote industry development and lower the price of EVs.
Thai PM instructs government units to buy electric vehicles
BANGKOK, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday instructed all government agencies to purchase electric vehicles to gradually replace gasoline-powered vehicles, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.
ERC reworking electric base tariff
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is planning to revise the high base tariff rate for electricity bills and study ways to liberalise the power industry to allow energy firms to compete with Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to reduce power bills for households.
Floating solar farms at estates studied
Industry and energy officials are planning to build four floating solar farms, worth 1.8-2.4 billion baht, in industrial estates in a move Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit says is in line with the energy policy of US president-elect Joe Biden.
Thailand and Vietnam strengthen tourism and investment in energy sector
Thailand and Vietnam strengthened bilateral ties and emphasized cooperation through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and joint efforts to cope with the novel coronavirus.
