Author: Peter Carlisle

Credit Suisse Banker Wins Court Case Over Phuket Island Home After years in the courts, a resolution has been reached with regards to a court case between an Australian billionaire and longstanding Credit Suisse board member Kai Nargolwala over a luxury hideaway in Thailand. It was a romantic moment in April 2017 on the Thai […]

Thailand’s Electricity Generating (Egco) allots B150bn on expansion through 2025 Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), a subsidiary of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), plans to spend 150 billion baht to expand its businesses through 2025 and seek new opportunities in infrastructure projects, which are seen as an economic booster for Thailand. In the power […]

Korea Western Power to Build 1.7 GW Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Plant in Songkhla Chana region of southern Thailand Part of Songkhla Gas to Power Project Korea Western Power(KOWEPO) has signed an agreement with Thai Petrochemical Industry Polene Power (TPIPP) and Korea Gas Corp. to jointly build a 1.7 GW gas power plant and liquefied […]

Thai government launches Bt4.4bil study on Isthmus of Kra land bridge linking Gulf of Thailand to Andaman Sea Feasibility studies for airports in the north-east Bueng Kan and Mukdahan provinces and the south’s Satun provinces The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy has hired Index International Group (IND) to draft a study for a land […]

Ambitious “landbridge” plans could see Thailand as hub of worldwide sea transport Thailand’s ambitious plans to link the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand and connect this to the Eastern Economic Corridor scheme for the eastern seaboard are moving forward. The plans would see Thailand as a hub of sea transport cutting out the […]

Firms line up for slice of Thai Army’s 30,000 megawatts solar pie An army plan to open its land for massive solar farm development, up to 30,000 megawatts, has attracted a large number of energy firms. On Feb 22, representatives of more than 30 firms lined up to meet Lieutenant-General Rangsi Kitiyanasap, President of Royal […]

Both Bangkok Bhumibol bridges to be resurfaced, 6-month partial closure The Department of Rural Roads will close parts of the Bhumibol 1 and 2 bridges over the Chao Phraya River between 10pm and 5am from March 15 until Sept 30 for road resurfacing. Both Bhumibol bridges over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok will be […]

Power a priority to cope with Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor demands Thailand’s Ministry of Energy is seeking acceleration of new power projects to cope with the expected sharp spike in electricity demand with the promotion of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Ministry officials met with the EEC Policy Committee and the National Energy Reform Committee […]