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Ministry of Energy
กระทรวงพลังงาน
Enabling Act
Energy Industry Act B.E. 2550 (2007); Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971)
Scope
Energy-sector policy, petroleum concessions, electricity-sector planning, and renewable-energy promotion. Houses the Department of Mineral Fuels, Department of Energy Business (DOEB), and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Key Powers
- • Award petroleum concessions and production-sharing contracts via the Department of Mineral Fuels
- • Approve electricity tariffs through the ERC
- • Promote renewables via Feed-in-Tariff and Adder schemes
- • License fuel-retail stations and oil-trading businesses via DOEB
- • Coordinate the National Energy Policy Council
Enforcement Examples
- Concession-renewal decisions on major petroleum blocks
- Fuel-station compliance audits
Publication Channel
Royal Gazette + energy.go.th
Contact Channel
+66 2 140 7000 · [email protected]
How Foreigners Interact
Foreign petroleum operators participate in concession bidding under the Petroleum Act; foreign-incorporated renewables developers engage via the ERC; downstream fuel and LPG retail requires DOEB licensing.
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