Why is Laos building Mekong dams it doesn’t need? Thailand’s electricity demand has dropped, but this hasn’t stopped the construction of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River in neighboring Laos. Thailand’s economic slump during the coronavirus pandemic led to a drop in electricity demand, with officials estimating power reserves currently at 50% over total capacity. […]
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Italian-Thai Development requests Thailand Government’s help over Myanmar’s Dawei issue SET-listed Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) submitted a request for government help on Friday to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after the Dawei Special Economic Zone Management Committee (DSEZ MC) sent a notice of termination for seven concession agreements at Dawei special economic zone (DSEZ) to five […]
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Siemens Gamesa secures another order for 100 MW with Hanbaram Wind Power in Vietnam Second order to support the Vietnamese Gia Lai Investment and Development Wind Power JSC expanding into renewable sector. The company will supply 25 units of its Siemens Gamesa 4.X platform in the 145 meters rotor diameter variant, one of the most […]
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AFRY awarded owner’s engineer services assignment for Glow Energy cogeneration power plant project in Rayong, Thailand Glow Energy Public Company Limited (Glow), a subsidiary of Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC), has awarded AFRY with an owner’s engineer services assignment for the 200 MW Glow Energy Phase 2 Cogeneration Plant Replacement Project, in Rayong, […]
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Panel approves upgrading Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport – the construction of three new terminals (East, West, and the North Expansion) Air industry gears for post-Covid recovery A panel in charge of upgrading Suvarnabhumi airport has approved a major development scheme worth nearly 60 billion baht to support the post-Covid-19 recovery of air travel demand. Transport Minister […]
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Four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and water supply project in Pattani approved A government committee on Thursday approved four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and a water supply project in Pattani. The projects were approved at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, said Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) secretary-general Somkiat […]
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Villagers in North Thailand seek better life with solar cell panels Far-flung villages in the North do not want “big” projects to light up their homes, they need just enough power to raise the quality of life of villagers accustomed to living a subsistence existence, according to a northern civil society group. Sakda Jongkaewwattana, from […]
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Feasibility Study on the Mandalay-Kyaukphyu Railway in Myanmar to Take 18 Months Myanmar and China have agreed to complete a feasibility study within one and a half years on the Mandalay-Kyaukphyu Railway, a major part of China’s planned strategic railway linking China’s rail network in Yunnan province’s Kunming with Myanmar’s Kyaukphyu port in western Rakhine […]
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Thailand urges talks on Myanmar’s Dawei SEZ after construction setback Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi motorway soon to opened to Myanmar’s border By The Nation Thailand is keen to push forward development of Myanmar’s Dawei special economic zone (SEZ) and deep sea port, said deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow on Thursday. He was speaking in his capacity as […]
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Chinese buyers bullish on purchasing Thai properties in the second half of 2021 despite challenges Despite a new wave of Covid-19 cases in Thailand, Chinese buyers are prepared to purchase Thai properties in the second half of 2021, driven by the expectation of a distribution of vaccines and the reopening of inbound tourism. Kashif Ansari, […]
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