Thailand to develop central province of Ayutthaya as national high-speed rail hub Thailand’s Ministry of Transport on Thursday said in a press briefing that a consortium of public-private partnerships will invest 31.9 billion baht (1 billion U.S. dollars) to develop the Central Province of Ayutthaya as a national high-speed rail hub. According to the Ministry’s […]
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BCPG slated to sell power to Vietnam from ASEAN’s largest wind farm in Laos Renewables unit of Bangchak Corporation said to advance plan for 600MW wind project in neighbouring Laos SEE ALSO: BCPG Eager To Build Asean’s Largest Wind Farm In Southern Laos BCPG, the renewables unit of Thai oil firm Bangchak Corporation, is slated […]
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Chiang Mai Airport expansion plans continue despite pandemic A senior official at Chiang Mai international airport reported to City Hall on the latest developments in the redevelopment and refurbishment of the airport. The work is carrying on despite the massive hit that the coronavirus pandemic has brought to Thai tourism and the north in particular. […]
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Interior Ministry to propose BMA-BTS partnership that includes 30-year Bangkok Green Line contract extension By THE NATION The Interior Ministry will today (August 13) propose to the Cabinet a public-private partnership contract between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and BTS Group Holdings, in which BTS will be offered a 30-year extension of the Green Line […]
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What’s New in Myanmar’s Project Bank The Myanmar government has added to the country’s “project bank” of officially endorsed infrastructure plans nearly six dozen new major investment projects worth billions of dollars, including the construction of research and laboratory facilities, expressways and bridges, power supply projects and inland ports across the country. Launched in February, […]
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Power industry contracts in Asia-Pacific for July 2020 down 13% Asia-Pacific power industry contracts activity in July 2020 saw 71 contracts announced, marking a drop of 13% over the last 12-month average of 82, according to GlobalData’s power database. Power contracts activity in Asia-Pacific by volume – July 2019 to July 2020 Jul-19 81 Aug-19 […]
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Residents of Surat Thani show up to the 2nd public hearing of Surat Thani Power Plant Project, Blocks 1-2 in large numbers EGAT and SECOT Co., Ltd. thanked the residents of Surat Thani Province for participating in the 2nd public hearing of the Surat Thani Power Plant Project, Blocks 1-2. The opinions will be used […]
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Thai experts and workers start arriving to work on Bangladesh’s Dhaka Metro rail work Work on the Dhaka metro rail is expected to get back its momentum with the arrival of foreign consultants and experts, officials said. All the Thai experts and workers engaged in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-06 construction have already arrived […]
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Goldwind and China National Electric Engineering Corporation agree to develop Vietnam’s THANH PHONG 29.7MW Wind Power Project On July 31, 2020, Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Goldwind”) and China National Electric Engineering Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “CNEEC”) signed a deposit agreement and a strategic cooperation agreement for the Vietnam […]
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Ratchaburi Villagers protest against construction of bio-mass power plant About 400 villagers gathered at a temple in Ban Pong district on Tuesday to reaffirm their opposition to the construction of a bio-mass power plant in their community. The rally followed reports a company had sought permission to build a power plant at moo 5 village […]
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