State Railway Thailand expects to deliver land for three-airport high-speed rail link by February 2021 By The Nation The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is hastening the delivery of land for the three-airport high-speed railway link, with construction scheduled to kick off within this year. The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee said that CP […]
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WHA Utilities and Power lands roof-space solar contract with Auto Alliance (Thailand) SEE ALSO: WHA Utilities And Power Opens Solar Car Park At MG Plant In Chonburi WHA Utilities and Power Plc (WHAUP), which provides utilities under WHA Corp, Thailand’s biggest industrial land developer and operator, has won a contract to develop a 5-megawatt rooftop […]
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Coffee a big business in Thailand – Chumphon province the biggest producer The coffee market in Thailand has been expanding significantly, with new cafes popping up in every city. A report from Nestle (Thai) shows that the coffee market in the Kingdom has risen by 10.7 per cent or by Bt60 billion in 2020 alone, […]
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Green light for north, west, east expansion of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport – completion by early 2024 By The Nation The Airports of Thailand (AOT) got the go-ahead on Friday for the northern, western and eastern expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport at a cost of Bt60 billion, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob. The plan was approved at […]
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Thailand powers towards a Green Economy When Somphote Ahunai returned to Bangkok after completing an MBA degree in the US, he had $200 left in the bank. Today the renewable energy and electric vehicle company he founded has a market value of $5.6 billion and testifies to Thailand’s highly successful advance into green and sustainable […]
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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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