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Energy Ministry denies discontinuation of Gasohol 91 and 95

Energy Ministry denies discontinuation of Gasohol 91 and 95

Thairath•Economy•1h ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Energy denies plans to stop selling Gasohol 91 and 95 while the Ministry of Finance prepares to review energy transition loan projects.

  • •Phongphon Yodmuangcharoen denied reports that the Ministry of Energy will cancel Gasohol 91 and 95 sales.
  • •The Ministry of Energy is studying the use of E20 as the country's basic gasoline to reduce fuel imports.
  • •Lawaron Saengsanit announced a meeting on November 13 to screen loan expenditures for energy transition.
  • •Proposed projects include a vehicle exchange program for B20 diesel trucks and a transition to electric or E20/B20 motorcycles.

Overview

  • •Phongphon Yodmuangcharoen stated that reports regarding the cancellation of Gasohol 91 and 95 sales are not true.
  • •The Ministry of Energy is considering making E20 the basic gasoline to reduce crude oil imports, which currently account for 90% of domestic consumption.
  • •Thailand's crude oil imports from January to April of this year totaled 400,000 million baht.
  • •Making E20 the basic gasoline instead of E10 would reduce gasoline demand equivalent to 700 million liters of crude oil per year, saving 15,000 million baht annually.
  • •Lawaron Saengsanit announced that the Loan Expenditure Screening Committee will meet on November 13.
  • •The Ministry of Finance is reviewing projects under a 200,000 million baht energy transition fund, with approximately 130,000 million baht remaining.
  • •A proposed project to exchange old vehicles for new B20 diesel trucks produced in Thailand expects to use 6,000 million baht to support 150,000 vehicles with a 40,000 baht subsidy per unit.
  • •A project to transition motorcycles to electric or E20/B20 fuel has a preliminary budget of 6,800 million baht for 400,000 new motorcycles.

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Key Quotes

Lawaron Saengsanit
"The Screening Committee will consider according to what the Loan Expenditure Screening Subcommittee, headed by Mr. Kulis Sombatsiri, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, has proposed, which the Subcommittee has considered very thoroughly regarding the value of each project."
คณะกรรมการกลั่นกรองฯ จะพิจารณาตามที่คณะอนุกรรมการกลั่นกรองการใช้จ่ายเงินกู้ที่มีนายกุลิศ สมบัติสิริ อดีตปลัดกระทรวงการคลัง เสนอมา ซึ่งคณะอนุกรรมการกลั่นกรองฯ ได้พิจารณาอย่างละเอียดมาก ถึงความคุ้มค่าของแต่ละโครงการแล้ว

Key Entities

Person

Phongphon Yodmuangcharoen(พงศ์พล ยอดเมืองเจริญ)
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy.
Lawaron Saengsanit(ลวรณ แสงสนิท)
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
Kulis Sombatsiri(กุลิศ สมบัติสิริ)
Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and head of the Loan Expenditure Screening Subcommittee.

Organization

Ministry of Energy(กระทรวงพลังงาน)ℹ️
The government body managing national energy and fuel policies.
Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️
The government body overseeing financial and loan expenditures for energy transition.
Loan Expenditure Screening Committee(คณะกรรมการกลั่นกรองการใช้จ่ายเงินกู้)
The committee responsible for reviewing proposed projects under the energy transition loan.
Loan Expenditure Screening Subcommittee(คณะอนุกรรมการกลั่นกรองการใช้จ่ายเงินกู้)
The subcommittee that conducts detailed value assessments of projects before proposing them to the Screening Committee.
Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่ง)
The agency responsible for the vehicle registration system.

Law

Emergency Decree Authorizing the Ministry of Finance to Borrow Funds to Solve Energy Crisis and Create Energy Transition 2026(พระราชกำหนดให้อำนาจกระทรวงการคลังกู้เงินเพื่อแก้ไขปัญหาวิกฤตด้านพลังงานและสร้างการเปลี่ยนผ่านด้านพลังงาน พ.ศ. 2569)
The law authorizing loans for solving energy crises and facilitating energy transition.

Place

Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️
The country importing 90% of its crude oil requirements.