Myanmar coup threatens Chinese power projects Hong Kong-listed VPower under fire for business with military companies Chinese energy companies contracted to build power plants in Myanmar have had their projects put on hold, and some are considering exiting the market, in a sign of how the military coup in the Southeast Asian country may be […]
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Danish energy company Ørsted launches expansion in Vietnam This comes on the back of Vietnam increasing renewable energy to 30% by 2030 Danish energy company Ørsted has announced its entrance to Vietnam amidst the country’s commitment to raise renewable energy generation by 30% by 2030. Aside from opening an office in the country, it also […]
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National Telecom to scrap 007 & 008 international telephone call prefixes from 01 June 2021 Move will save over B12m a year in costs National Telecom (NT) will scrap 007 and 008 international telephone call prefixes from June 1 to save at least 12 million baht a year in costs, leaving only 001 and 009 […]
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Japan’s Sotetsu group to open hotel in Bangkok in 2024 Japan’s Sotetsu Hotel Development Co. has announced a plan to open a new hotel in downtown Bangkok in the spring of 2024 — the fifth hotel outside Japan to be operated by the Yokohama-based company. The eight-story, 126-room hotel will be located in one of […]
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MAN Energy commissions 200MW Phnom Penh power plant in Cambodia Engineering company MAN Energy Solutions and Chinese state-owned energy company China National Machinery Corporation (CHMC) have commissioned a 200MW power generation plant in Cambodia. The two energy companies have handed over the Phnom Penh power plant to Cambodian utility Electricité du Cambodge. The power plant […]
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New 3rd runway at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport 6% complete – expected ready for service by August 2023 94 flights/hour and 90 million passengers annually expected SEE ALSO: Nawarat Patanakarn Gets Green Light To Construct The Third Runway At Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport Daily News quoted a deputy at the Airports Authority of Thailand as saying that […]
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Lao power generation firm EDL-Generation seeking partners to boost capacity by 25% Majority Lao state-owned power generation firm, EDL-Generation Plc (EDL-Gen), is seeking strategic private partnerships in neighbouring countries to boost its total capacity by 25% to fulfil growing regional energy demand. It plans to increase its capacity to 2,435 megawatts by 2029 from 1,949MW […]
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Frasers Property Thailand to develop Bangkok CBD commercial property FPT is investing THB 1,800 million to acquire and develop the commercial property located at the junction of Silom and Rama IV roads, adjacent to Saladang BTS station and Silom MRT station Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited, or FPT, the first fully integrated real estate […]
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Aoral Eco-City to host Cambodia’s largest solar farm The ambitious Aoral Eco-City project took yet another step forward yesterday as HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co Ltd announced it had agreed to a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the development of what is claimed to be Cambodia’s largest solar farm. […]
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Evlomo plans construction of battery plant in Chonburi province of Thailand The Florida-based eMobility company Evlomo has announced the construction of a battery factory in Thailand – together with the local company Rojana Industrial Park Public. Evlomo had only recently announced its intention to build a DC charging network in Thailand. To build the new […]
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