Author: Peter Carlisle

Falling concrete slab kills worker on Bangkok’s Rama 2 highway, One worker was killed and four cars damaged Large concrete segment fall on Bangkok’s Rama 2 highway construction, This large concrete segment fell on Rama 2 highway from the under-construction expressway overhead on Sunday afternoon. One worker was killed and four cars damaged. (Photo: Expressway […]

‘Testing’ holding up Bangkok’s MRTA Yellow Line monorail system trials The trial run and commercial launch of the Yellow monorail system are not yet finalised because system testing is not complete, according to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). In a statement, the MRTA said the trial run of the Yellow monorail line, […]

Thailand ramps up shift to renewables, country to embrace wind and solar to reduce dependency on imported fuel High gas costs and dwindling domestic supplies increase urgency of adding wind and solar power The fallout from the global energy crisis is pushing Thailand to accelerate its shift to renewables after dragging its feet for years, […]

Home building costs up 3.5% in 1 year period in Thailand The price of sanitaryware surged in the first quarter, up 13.2% year-on-year, leading to an increase in overall home construction prices. Sanitaryware price hikes led to a 3.5% increase in the standard home construction price index in the first quarter of 2023 amid higher […]

Chinese companies help build global green models as part of Thai energy projects The construction site of Thailand’s seventh natural gas processing plant and interconnection pipeline project in the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate Photo: Sun Guangyong Chinese companies are playing more important role in investing in Thailand, and are building global green models as […]

Pattaya To Hold First Public Hearing on 3-Airport High-Speed Rail Link Project on 08 May 2023 Pattaya authorities are inviting people to attend the first public hearing on the management of space surrounding the 3-airport high-speed rail link project, which is still under development. The train line, officially known as the High-Speed Rail Linking Three […]

Thailand’s new air quality standard to take effect on June 1st 2023 Thailand has decided to implement a new PM2.5 standard level, reduced from 50 microns (microgram/cubic metre) to 37.5 microns, and a new air quality index (AQI) standard, reduced from 91 to 75.1, from June 1st, to bring them in line with the World […]

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand to spend Baht 300bn on solar development Higher output from floating farms The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) aims to increase its power generation capacity from floating solar farms at its nine hydropower plants to 10 gigawatts by 2037, with investment of almost 300 billion baht. The government earlier […]