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Why Data Centers Are Not Factories Under Thai Law – And Why the Question Keeps Arising

Legal Status Data centers in Thailand are classified as digital and telecommunications infrastructure, not industrial factories. Under current law and regulatory practice, data centers are not required to obtain factory licensing or registration (รง.4 or รง.2) by virtue of their … Read More

Thailand’s Draft Third-Party Access (TPA) Code 2025: Legal Framework, Direct PPA Pilot for Data Centers, and Comparative Insights

Overview of Thailand’s Draft TPA Code 2025 Thailand’s energy regulatory framework continues to develop in response to rising electricity demand, especially from data centers and large industrial users (see: https://fosrlaw.com/2025/data-centers-and-nuclear-energy/). The draft Third Party Access Code (TPA Code), prepared by … Read More

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Telecommunications Licensing and Data Centers in Thailand

By John Formichella and Naytiwut Jamallsawat November 2023 With changes in Thailand’s law and policy on foreign satellites, and political and legal issues involving restrictions on the export of computer chips for artificial intelligence (for more information please see Thailand’s … Read More