Author: Peter Carlisle

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand scraps Purple Line southern extension bids – Says Covid playing havoc with process The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has scrapped the planned bidding for the 82.3-billion-baht southern extension of the Purple Line, citing a lack of public participation. MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas said he has signed […]

Hyundai Engineering wins $250 Million Rayong IRPC refinery diesel Euro 5 project in Rayong, Thailand On August 26, Hyundai Engineering, South Korea’s engineering and construction company, announced that it had signed an EPC contract with the client Integrated Refinery & Petrochemicals Complex (IRPC) for the “Thailand Rayong Oil Refinery Diesel Euro 5 Project” worth KRW […]

Hankyu Hanshin Properties engaged in 3 housing projects in Thailand with Sena Development Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. is engaged in three housing projects for condominiums and townhouses in Thailand jointly with local developer Sena Development Public Co. The projects involve building 1,140 units in the Ladkrabang district and 500 units in the Sai Mai district, […]

Work on Bangkok’s three new MRT electric train lines delayed by Covid-19 Opening dates likely to be put back The construction of three electric train lines has been delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas said on Wednesday. They are Orange Line (Cultural Centre-Min Buri), Pink Line (Khae […]

Thailand’s B.Grimm Power and PTT create LNG JV in Thailand Thailand’s B.Grimm Power will form a 50/50 joint venture to source and trade liquefied natural gas (LNG) with PTT Global LNG, a subsidiary of state-backed energy company PTT. “The objectives of the cooperation are to procure and supply LNG and explore other business opportunities related […]

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 […]