Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Banpu Power keen to add ‘cleaner’ capacity SET-listed Banpu Power (BPP), a power generation arm of non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Group, expects to add almost 900 megawatts in capacity to its electricity generation portfolio in the second half this year as it continues to adopt more “HELE” (high efficiency, low emission) technology. BPP does […]

D-I-Y Works in Covid-19 Era Makes Thai Home-Improvement retailer Billionaire Dohome is one of only two Thai exchange-listed companies with a market value of more than $1 billion that started in the rural northeast Isaan region Dohome Pcl may not qualify as a “unicorn,” but the home-improvement retailer does possess some rare traits that have […]

Five solutions being considered to tackle noise pollution from Bangkok’s Dark Red line trains from Bang Sue to Taling Chan The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) has offered five solutions to tackle noise pollution from electric trains and suburban trains in Bangkok and its vicinity after complaints from the public about the dark red line, […]

B.Grimm Power’s 16-megawatt wind farm in Thailand’s Mukdahan province starts supplying the grid B.Grimm Power Plc announced its 16-megawatt wind farm in northeast Thailand has fully come on line and is now supplying power to the national grid. The second part of the Bo Thong wind energy facility, located in Nikhom Kam Soi district, Mukdahan […]

Reservoir Construction Project around Thailand’s Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex Is Still in Study Phase Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has explained that a plan to construct a cluster of seven reservoirs around the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex is still in its study phase, in response to local environment groups which oppose the project. […]

Thailand’s Quest to Lead the Region in Renewable Energy By Kudun & Partners Ltd An increasing commitment to renewable energy has Thailand on course to become a sustainability success story within Southeast Asia – but it wasn’t always this way. As recently as 2010, 90% of Thailand’s electricity supply came from coal and natural gas. […]

The Riviera Group wins thirteen Asia Pacific Property Awards for 2021-22 SEE ALSO: Riviera Group’s Monaco Takes Top Prize At Thailand Property Awards The world of awards continues on with their ceremonies held mostly virtually on the internet. None more prestigious in property than the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-22 where for the 6th year, […]

Prachuap Khiri Khan Contractor appeals to the media after local authority reneges on 22 million baht new road payment A road contractor has appealed to Thai media 77kaoded for help after the Prachuap Khiri Khan provincial authority have not paid a 22 million baht instalment on a new beachside road intended to promote tourism. ACM […]

Knight Frank Thailand Indicates Foreigners Remain Interested in Real Estate in Phuket 25 June 2021 Given the current situation in Phuket, we, the people who work and live in the province, have started to receive vaccinations. Over 75 percent of such people have received the Covid-19 vaccine. Mr. Nattha Kahapana, Deputy Managing Director and Head […]