Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s B.Grimm Power eager to increase capacity at its power plants to 7,200 megawatts by 2025 B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM) plans to ramp up installed capacity at its power plants to 7,200 megawatts by 2025. “It is BGRIM’s goal to enlarge the proportion of clean power in its energy portfolio as part of the effort […]

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) eyes solar output hike Firm targets 5GW via nine floating farms State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) plans to increase power generation capacity of its floating solar farms to 5 gigawatts to enhance electricity generation at its hydroelectric power plants nationwide, according to Egat governor Boonyanit Wongrukmit. He […]

State Railway of Thailand ‘clears out’ all illegal occupants along new high-speed train route from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport to Rayong’s U-tapao airport The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) says it has cleared out all people who were illegally occupying land along the planned high-speed train route from Suvarnabhumi airport to U-tapao airport, and that it […]

Restrictions may be eased at some Bangkok construction sites, Essential work could be allowed to proceed Restrictions on movement may be eased at some construction camps and sites in Bangkok to allow essential work to proceed and to prevent engineering problems. National Security Council chief Gen Natthapol Nakpanich, who heads the Centre for Covid-19 Situation […]

Real estate and property sector in Bangkok left in a state of crisis over suspension of construction , rising unemployment, tightening credit lines and a jump in materials prices Not only a halt to all work on sites in the capital for 30 days but a credit squeeze by the banks on mid-market borrowers and […]

State Railway of Thailand to call bids on Bangkok’s Red Line extensions by end of 2021 The State Railway of Thailand is expected to issue a request for tenders to build four Red Line electric train route extensions worth 67.5 billion baht this year. Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said he had instructed the SRT to […]