Government terminates licenses of 15 energy companies

BANGKOK, 11th February 2017 (NNT) – The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) has announced that 15 wind power producers in Thailand have had their licenses revoked.

According to DEDE Director-General Praphon Wongtharua, the licenses of 15 wind energy companies operating in areas supervised by the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) have been terminated due to a new land allocation policy. Praphon said the Minister for Energy, Gen Anantaporn Kanchanarat, had instructed the agency to reach out to the 15 companies and offer assistance.

Full story: NNT

Reporter: Thammarat Thadaphrom
Rewriter: Rodney McNeil

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