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- 18 Jan 2019
Thailand Energy Ministry plans IPP bidding for 8,300MW in 2019 pipeline Energy Ministry awaiting PDP nod 11 January 2019 The Energy Ministry plans to open bidding for independent power producers (IPPs) for a combined capacity of 8,300 megawatts (MW) this year. This will be the fourth round after IPP rounds for a combined capacity of 14,948MW that occurred in 1994, 2008 and 2013. Permanent energy secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said new IPPs will be developed at large sites that will be fuelled by gas, coal and diesel. “All details… Read more »
- 18 Jan 2019
Thailand has a whopping $41b in unsold homes 11 January 2019 THAILAND has a total of 454,814 residential units worth US$41 billion left unsold last year, a local industry expert said. President of the Agency for Real Estate Affairs, Sopon Pornchokchai on Thursday said unsold units in Bangkok made of for 40 percent of the total units left over from 2018 and 55 percent of the total value. “This meant that Bankok has become the only primate city in Thailand,” he said. He said the supplies included detached… Read more »
- 17 Jan 2019
Austrian renewable energy model tried in Thailand 8 January 2019 Small town blueprint gasifies waste An Austrian energy company has brought a new process for generating renewable energy to Thailand, with the hope that after initial success their model will spread to small towns across the country. The carbon-neutral waste gasification plant in Nong Bua built by Gussing Renewable Energy (GRE) recently began supplying power to the area in November, turning agricultural and forest waste from the local community to energy that could power about 3,000 homes. The… Read more »
- 17 Jan 2019
State Railway of Thailand land near Khon Kaen rail targeted for property development 8 January 2019 The Jira-Khon Kaen double-track railway is being constructed in Muang district of Khon Kaen province Property development on plots close to the Khon Kaen railway station owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) should draw new demand and boost the economy in the province and region, say local developers. Channarong Buristrakul, president of the Khon Kaen Real Estate Association, said the plots owned by SRT are prime because they are located… Read more »
- 17 Jan 2019
Siemens’ commitment to foster digital skill to new generation in Myanmar 2nd batch of granting to vocational training center after the first batch began last year Equip new generation in Myanmar with the digital skill necessary for the digitalization era Siemens Limited continues preparing Myanmar’s education sector for the world megatrend – Digitalization by equipping students with digital skill knowledge via hands-on software learning. This year, software granting has begun at the Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Yangon, which is the 2nd academic granting… Read more »