News Forum - Energy Ministry encourages consumers to use charcoal stoves to combat gas hike

[Thaiger]

The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency has a solution to solve the recent gas hike: use a charcoal stove if cooking gas is too expensive. The department’s official Facebook page yesterday uploaded a picture of a stove, with a caption saying ‘a charcoal stove is durable, helps save money, uses less charcoal, and offers a lot of heat.” The stove in the picture is a Tao Mana Satethi, which translates as a millionaire’s stove. It was developed by the Ministry of Energy and is different from a stove sold a consumer would find in a marketplace. The stove […]

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[Cabra]

9 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency

Says use coal ... I mean it is cheaper than bottled gas. But it's neither alternative or efficient.

[Loong]

It is not obvious to me what the difference between this "stove" and the normal one is.

Even if it is more efficient there is no way that it could be cheaper than gas, even if gas gets more expensive.

The other thing that he has failed to mention is that a gas stove can be turned off when not required. That's a bit difficult with charcoal.

Also, imagine that you could save money by using charcoal, guess what would happen to the price of charcoal if there was a significant increase in demand.

[HolyCowCm]

Use it in your car, use it in your room. 

[Guest1]

4 minutes ago, HolyCowCm said:

Use it in your car, use it in your room. 

You are so mean!

[Rebel]

Yes sounds so Thai. First you have pollution when you make the charcoal and then one more time when you use them in your grill. Way to do it Einstein 

[HolyCowCm]

6 hours ago, Guest1 said:

You are so mean!

Yeah, just couldn’t resist. May be the big-wig’s answer for not having to shoulder the pheasants financial burdens in these times. Ok, I am only joking. 

[MikeW]

7 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

Use it in your car, use it in your room. 

Yeah like one lady found out the hard way 

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Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency... yes, let's take Thailand back to the stone age

[HiuMak]

Must have gotten the idea from Germany since they are turning on their coal powered plants as Russia cuts its gas supply to Europe.

[HolyCowCm]

12 hours ago, MikeW said:

Yeah like one lady found out the hard way 

Wasn't that on purpose? Was becoming a trend here and thus was my warped joke.