Thailand’s first offshore solar farm unveiled
PTT Group unveiled Thailand’s first offshore floating solar farm off the eastern province of Rayong.
MEA to power Red Line electric train trial run
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), a state power distribution arm, will start feeding electricity to the Red Line electric train system during its trial run by the end of this year.
Egat looks to SET for trade hub
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has begun fine-tuning a six-month study of establishing a wholesale electricity market, putting Thailand on track to become a power trade hub in Asean.
Cambodia says ready for more gas field talks with Thailand
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has indicated that it’s ready to resume discussions with Thailand over the shared benefits of the Overlapping Claimed Area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand.
EVAT aims for EV outlet ubiquity
The Electrical Vehicle Association of Thailand vows to make charging outlets for electric vehicles more widespread, similar to ATMs.
Thailand launches electric motorbike taxis, boats
The EGAT’s goal for motorcycle taxi riders in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, is to encourage a switch to 51 pilot electric motorcycles. They can run for 100 kilometers on a single charge at a maximum speed of more than 80 kilometers per hour, reported the National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT).
Opportunity knocks
Thailand is seeing a flurry of M&A deals as conglomerates take advantage of the slowdown. Funding for the deals depends on a company’s financial status, and includes using operating cash flow, bond issuance, bank loans and capital increases.
NSTDA in collaboration with KKU KMUTT KMUTNB and EVAT to find Thailand Energy Storage Technology Alliance (TESTA)
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation by National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khon Kaen University, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok in collaboration with Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand, signed a memorandum of understanding for Partnership Agreement among the founding institutes of Thailand Energy […]
