Constant Energy eyes storage in 50MW Thailand C&I solar deal 1 Apr 2019 Thailand-based clean energy developer and investor Constant Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of Thailand’s largest companies, Siam Cement Group (SCG Cement), to deploy 50MW of C&I solar PV plants, with the company chief planning for an energy storage […]
Continue ReadingExport-Import Bank of Thailand enables Thai investment in Vietnam’s renewable energy 1 April 019 Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has extended US$65 million in credit to Eastern Power Group Plc and Communication & System Solution Plc to finance the construction of two solar-power plants in Phu Yen, Vietnam, with a combined generating capacity of […]
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Thailand set to get ‘The Standard’ brand hotels 01 April 2019 Firm eyes hotel management in four cities, teams up with Thai developer Sansiri US-based Standard International, the parent company of The Standard Hotels and the Bunkhouse Group, plans to manage four new hotels in Thailand in view of the continuous growth in tourist arrivals […]
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B20m plan unveiled to expand Phuket’s Bang Neow Dum reservoir PHUKET: A B20-million plan to expand the capacity of Bang Neow Dum reservoir in Srisoonthorn is in motion to help prevent further water-supply shortages during future extended dry spells across Phuket. 1 April 2019 Irrigation Office 15 Director Parinya Sakkanayok confirmed the news to The […]
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CP Land upbeat about B4bn investment Company to develop industrial estate, hotels, office towers and residential projects this year 30 March 2019 CP Land Plc, a property arm of Charoen Pokphand Group, remains confident about the country’s political and economic prospects, vowing to continue investment of 4 billion baht in 2019 to develop an industrial […]
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Vietnam, maximising the wind revolution in energy sector With a recent rise of renewables in Vietnam triggered by the growing demand for electricity and conducive policies, solar power projects are outpacing wind power ones. How can wind development catch up with the solar boom in country? The development in both wind and solar power demonstrates […]
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State Railway of Thailand (SRT) opening bidding for Bang Sue plot 28 March 2019 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to open bidding next year for a mixed-use development worth 35-80 billion baht on 120 rai next to SCG’s head office in Bang Sue. Worawut Mala, the SRT’s acting governor, said the plot has […]
Continue ReadingBangkok’s Third Western Outer Ring Road project spurs investigation 27 March 2019 The State Audit Office (SAO) is spending a month examining a complaint from residents whose community is affected by the proposed construction of the third Western Outer Ring Road, according to SAO secretary-general Piya Luedetsakul. A similar complaint was also filed with the […]
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New Land and Building Tax collection to start in 2020 in Thailand 27 March 2019 The Thai Government recently published in its Royal Gazette the new Land and Building Tax Act B.E. 2562 (2019), thus replacing the rather outdated House and Land Tax B.E. 2475 (1932). Under the new Act, individuals or companies with ownership […]
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Habitat Group Signs Ramada by Wyndham Property in Pattaya Habitat Group, a Thailand-based property developer, has signed an agreement with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to manage and operate a property under the Ramada by Wyndham brand in Pattaya, Thailand. Located on 3-rai of land in the north of Pattaya just 1.4km from Wong Amat Beach […]
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