Energy

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is about to decommission the operation of its lignite coal mine in Mae Moh district of Lampang province.Tawatchai Jakpaisal, deputy governor for the fuel sector at Egat, said before the mine is closed, the authority is conducting a ...

Almost a decade ago, Vietnam was the most vocal neighbour in opposing Laos’ first dam on the Mekong River. Now, it has become a partner in the Lao government’s Luang Prabang dam project — its fifth on the mighty river. This new partnership is worrying, ...

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said as part of measures to reduce air pollution, the Department of Energy Development and Promotion will hold a public hearing on Wednesday (October 9) on community-based power projects.He added that his ministry will also complete plans to promote the use ...

Deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Tuesday (October 8) that the Cabinet has approved the selection of private operator Super Earth Energy 8 to invest in and manage the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) power plant in Nonthaburi province.The company recently won the bid for the ...

The overall consumption of benzine, diesel and LPG in the first 8 months of this year has increased year on year, but with a decrease in NGV consumption as more and more large vehicles change to B20 diesel. The Department of Energy Business is working ...

Based on the Department of Energy Business’s estimates, the consumption of fuel in Thailand is expected to rise 4 per cent this year mainly because the drop in the price of refined oil has increased the use of automobiles.This growth in consumption is in line ...

The Institute of Industrial Energy, the Federation of Thai Industries, and the Ministry of Energy have held this year’s Energy Symposium, preparing the industrial sector to adopt energy cost-saving technologies.Keep watching ...

The Waste-to-Energy Trade Association (WETA) has given its full support to the government’s Energy for All scheme involving community-owned power, as the programme will increase power projects fuelled by agricultural waste.Keep reading ...

U.S. energy major Chevron Corp (CVX.N) has decided to continue negotiations with Thailand rather than seek arbitration to resolve a dispute over who should pay the bill for removing offshore oil and gas platforms, the company told Reuters on Wednesday.Keep reading ...

The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) has agreed to reduce a levy collection from gasoline and diesel users by another one baht and 60 satang per litre respectively from Wednesday.The levy reduction is part of urgent measures to tackle a short-term price hike in global ...