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Univergy nabs EPCM deal for 50-MW PV project in Vietnam 29 April 2019 Spanish-Japanese company Univergy International on Friday said it has won an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for a 50-MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Vietnam. Local developer Hoanh Son Group awarded the Owner Engineering contract to the European firm. Under […]
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B.Grimm allots B38.5bn for seven Thai power plants until 2022 26 April 2019 SET-listed B.Grimm Power plans to spend 38.5 billion baht during 2019-22 to develop seven power plants with a combined capacity of 800 megawatts. All seven projects are small power producers (SPP). President Preeyanart Soontornwata said B.Grimm postponed deciding on the seven projects […]
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Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam cite concerns over Pak Lay dam project in Laos The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has raised concerns with Laos over the Pak Lay hydropower dam on the Mekong River. While Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam have accepted a prior agreement on the proposed 770 megawatt hydropower project in Laos’ Xayaboury Province, they […]
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Gulf Energy Development’s Sarath Ratanavadi gets billion-dollar fillip after announcing Vietnam investment 8 April 2019 The fortune of Thai energy tycoon Sarath Ratnavadi jumped by a billion dollars after announcing his Vietnam investment plan. Ratnavadi’s shares in Thailand’s third largest power producer, Gulf Energy Development Pcl, surged 50 percent after announcing last August that he […]
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Thailand’s Architect 2019 expo to promote eco-friendly buildings to protect environment 5 April 2019 Thailand’s high-profile Architect 2019 exhibition aims to create awareness among builders and the public on the importance of eco-friendly buildings in growing cities amid threatening climate change effects. The Association of Siamese Architects under the Royal Patronage (ASA) and N.C.C. Exhibition […]
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Frasers Property (Thailand) Plc (FPT) eyes TCC land to expand EEC estates in Chon Buri and Rayong Developer keen on industrial options 03 April 2019 SET-listed industrial estate developer Frasers Property (Thailand) Plc (FPT), formerly TICON, owned by the Sirivadhanabhakdi family, wants to utilise the vast land bank of the family’s TCC Group, some tens […]
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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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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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Gas may bully coal in Vietnam’s $7.8 billion power project 21 March 2019 Vietnam’s latest plans for $7.8 billion in gas-fired power projects may see the nation become one of the world’s newest liquefied natural gas importers and cut its coal use. The Ninh Thuan provincial government on Wednesday said it met with Thailand’s Gulf […]
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