Thailand currently has a power generation capacity of 40,000 megawatts, with 20,000 megawatts to go offline over time BANGKOK: Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a national energy plan that looks to add 56 gigawatts (GW) of power by 2037, a senior official said. The Power Development Plan 2018-2037 (PDP2018), which maps out the long-term energy […]
Thailand plans to build world’s biggest network of floating solar farms
Using the heat of the sun to produce electricity sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but in fact, research into solar technology began well over 100 years ago. But what is relatively new is the idea of floating solar panels on water including lakes, reservoirs and even the sea! It has two major benefits. […]
Norway OKs wealth fund investments in unlisted green energy
Currently 66.3 percent of the fund is invested in shares, 30.7 percent in bonds, and three percent in real estate. Oslo: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest at more than $1 trillion, will soon be able to invest in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure projects, such as wind farms and solar parks, the government said […]
Constant Energy eyes storage in 50MW Thailand C&I solar deal
Thailand-based clean energy developer and investor Constant Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of Thailand’s largest companies, Siam Cement Group (SCG Cement), to deploy 50MW of C&I solar PV plants, with the company chief planning for an energy storage component on many of the projects. Franck Constant, CEO of Constant Energy, told […]
Thailand in need of ‘Energy 4.0’
The transformative potential enabled by the intersection of clean energy technologies and the interconnected digital economy offers an ideal platform for powering “Thailand 4.0.” Adopted by the Thai government in 2016, “Thailand 4.0” is a model for growth that aims to transition Thailand into a high-income country through an economy centered around knowledge, innovation, and […]