Commission banking on renewables

A greater number of short-term purchases of renewable power will represent a “last-ditch effort” the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) can make to help the government reduce electricity bills to support its policy to curb the power tariff that remains as high as 4.15 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit).

Electricity prices fuel debate

Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s proposal to reduce the power tariff to 3.70 from 4.15 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) has sparked a debate on the future of electricity prices, which have remained high since 2022.

PLN Indonesia Power to Build 50 MW Floating Solar Power Plant in Lake Singkarak

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – PT PLN Indonesia Power (PLN IP), a subsidiary of state-owned electricity company PLN, is ready to develop a 50-megawatt floating solar power plant (PLTS) in Lake Singkarak, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra. PLN Indonesia Power President Director, Edwin Nugraha Putra, said in a statement in Jakarta on Monday that his company will fully support the government’s energy […]

First of Several LNG-Fueled Power Plants Comes Online in Vietnam

PetroVietnam Power (PV Power), a subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam, said it has started initial operation of the first of two 812-MW LNG-fired units at its Nhon Trach power plant, located in Dong Nai province, near Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam.