Finland’s national carrier, Finnair, has been named the world’s safest airline by a European group of airline safety enthusiasts. Air New Zealand was named the second-safest airline in the world, with Virgin Australia coming in at number nine. Qantas was ranked 13th and Jetstar 20th. The Germany-based Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre, or JACDEC, calculates its […]
Continue ReadingSuvarnabhumi neighbours file third complaint over noise and pollution Dark clouds hang over plans to boost the capacity of Suvarnabhumi Airport, as residents’ complaints against noise and pollution could pose a major stumbling block to the second-phase and possibly the third-phase expansion projects. The airport is the Kingdom’s major gateway, welcoming 72 per cent of visitor arrivals […]
Continue ReadingThe Energy Ministry and the House of Representatives’ Energy Committee have expressed support for the establishment of a coal-fired power plant in Krabi using “clean” coal technology, in a move to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on imported natural gas for electricity production. Energy Ministry permanent secretary Norkun Sitthiphong said the coal-fired plant was needed […]
Continue ReadingLaos, Myanmar have surplus of megawatts Thailand expects to buy 20,000 megawatts more of electricity from Laos and Myanmar combined as part of the country’s bid to diversify energy sources by reducing dependence on natural gas in power generation. Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal said electricity supplies from Laos and Myanmar are mostly from hydroelectric […]
Continue ReadingGermany-based TUV SUD PSB, an international testing body, is diversifying to engineering services to tap growing demand in renewable energy, energy efficiency and rail systems in Thailand. Chong Weng Hoe, chief executive of TUV SUD PSB (Thailand), said the company foresees huge potential in the Thai market, especially in the energy and rail system sectors. […]
Continue ReadingCh. Karnchang, the country’s second-largest contractor, has won the right to build the Green Line extension of the BTS SkyTrain. The company bid 2.46 billion baht inclusive of VAT to build rail systems for the 12.6-km rail line from Soi Baring to Samut Prakan, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) assistant governor said […]
Continue ReadingSoutheast Asia’s largest wind farm, with generating capacity of 103.5 megawatts and costing 6.5 billion baht, will start operating in Nakhon Ratchasima next month. The project is part of ambitious plans by Wind Energy Holding Co (WEH) for wind farms generating a combined 1,000 MW by 2020, said Nopporn Suppipat, the company’s founder and director. […]
Continue ReadingConstruction crews are expected to break ground on the new passenger terminal for U-Tapao-Pattaya International Airport in December, aiming to open a new, modern facility for Pattaya by next summer. Vice Adm. Surapong Aisayanont, a consultant for the Royal Thai Navy-administered airport, said on Oct. 30 that construction of the 25,200 sq. meter facility should […]
Continue ReadingNew Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal vows to move ahead with plans to construct the southern landbridge or oil pipeline linkage between the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. At his first day in office as energy minister, the close aide of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday the project will help enable the […]
Continue ReadingFive South Korean companies have recently launched a 500-megawatt (mw) gas-fired combined cycle power plant project in Thakayta township, Myanmar’s Yangon, aimed at fulfilling its power demand in summer of 2014 and supplying electricity to the Thilawa special economic zone (SEZ). The five South Korean companies are Busan Korea Biotechnology Co, Korea Western Power Co, […]
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