Cambodia chooses coal in rush for power – government approves two more coal power plants Critics say the government’s approval of two more coal power plants bucks the trend towards renewables in Southeast Asia. From the top of a low hill, farmer Pich Sophat points to an area scarred by excavators. Remnants of a house […]
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Society Of Professional Engineers In Thailand (SPET) Meeting 26 November 2020 Please find attached flyer for our next meeting. Please note the date is a week later on Thursday November 26th. The venue will be in The British Club but at the new Silom wing which is adjacent to the swimming pool, on Thursday 26th […]
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Mainstream Renewable and AIT to Jointly Develop 500 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Ben Tre province, Vietnam Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Vietnam’s Advance Information Technologies Corporation (AIT) to co-develop a 500 MW offshore wind project in Ben Tre province, Vietnam. The wind farm project is expected to reach financial […]
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority Thailand to call for bids for Bangkok’s Bt48bn Brown Line monorail Khae Rai to Lam Sali By The Nation The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expected to call for bids to construct Bangkok’s Brown Line from Khae Rai to Lam Sali in 2023, said MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantramas. […]
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800 million baht Ranong airport upgrade as part of southern economic corridor plans Thai media 77kaoded reported that the Thai Ministry of Transport is spending 800 million baht to upgrade facilities at Ranong Airport in the south of Thailand. Most of the money will be spent on improvements to the runway and terminal creating another […]
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WHA Utilities and Power opens solar car park at MG plant in Chonburi WHA Utilities and Power (WHAUP), which provides utilities under WHA Corp, has opened Thailand’s largest “solar car park” at MG auto plant in Chon Buri, helping the Chinese car brand reach its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The rooftop solar panels, […]
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Construction of Myanmar’s Bago-Kyaik Hto Expressway to commence in 2022 Construction of an expressway connecting the city of Bago and Kyaik Hto township in Mon State is expected to start in fiscal 2022-23, U Aung Myint Oo, Director General of Department of Highways under the Ministry of Construction, told the Myanmar Times. This comes after […]
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Circular Economy in Construction Industry (CECI) shaping Thai construction industry With Circular Economy Pushing Green & Clean construction for better environment While the globe is facing crises from multiple directions, including a pandemic, recession, and environmental issues, the Thai construction industry is regarded as a high natural resources consumption business, producing waste that is hard […]
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Marriott International adds four Thailand properties in Bangkok and Pattaya Marriott International, has signed an agreement with Asset World Corp Plc to add four new properties in Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand. The multi-property agreement will give the hotel group a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Thailand’s first JW Marriott Marquis hotel in Bangkok and two Autograph Collection hotels […]
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K2 Management signs 10-year contract to deliver technical expertise on Vietnam’s largest onshore wind project Lender’s technical advisor, delivering technical due diligence on onshore wind projects in Vietnam 10-year LTA role in Vietnam on the largest onshore wind project K2 Management has signed a 10-year contract to deliver technical expertise on what will be the […]
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