China-backed refinery starts operations in Laos Laos has started operations at its first-ever refinery, a small 20,000 b/d plant majority-owned by Chinese investors. Operator Lao Petroleum and Chemical (Laopec) plans to add another 40,000 b/d of capacity at the Vientiane refinery in another two phases, with a total estimated investment of around $2bn. Laopec is […]
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Thai property developer MQDC launches “The Aspen Tree” as part of Bangna’s The Forestias development MQDC launches “The Aspen Tree”, the country’s first and ASEAN’s finest healthy living community with holistic lifetime care To meet all your lifestyle aspirations in a healthy living community with every support for sustainable well-being, MQDC, the leading Thai property […]
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60-MW solar station in Pursat province set to generate power early 2021 Another 60-megawatt solar station in Pursat province’s Krokor district will generate power for the grid earlier next year. Invested by Schneitec Renewable Co., Ltd., the solar power station covers 135 hectares of land area. The firm announced the timeframe of power generation during […]
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Myanmar to expand national grid, build more power stations Myanmar is building new power stations that will contribute a total of 500 kilovolt amperes (KV) to the national grid in fiscal 2020-21, said U Win Khaing, Minister for Electricity and Energy. Construction of the Eastern Grid, Western Grid, Southern Grid and Northern Grids are underway. […]
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Thailand’s Logistics giant WHA Corporation to invest in solar power, clean water in Vietnam Logistics giant WHA Corporation (WHA) is planning to acquire a solar farm and a tap water business in Vietnam next year once the Thai government eases travel restrictions, according to The Nation. WHA chief executive officer Jareeporn Jarukornsakul said the two […]
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Thailand’s Cabinet gives green light to raise car speed limit on highways from 90 to 120kph By The Nation Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting approved a Transport Ministry draft for new speed limits on Thai roads. The draft ministerial regulation raises the speed limit on highways from 90 kilometres per hour to 120kph – but only for […]
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Gunkul Engineering takes over 50-megawatt Phong Dien II solar power plant in Vietnam’s Hue Gunkul Engineering Plc has taken over a solar farm in Vietnam at a cost of US$39.9 million, or 1.26 billion baht, to rack up revenue in renewable energy businesses it believes have high growth potential. The firm became the sole owner […]
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Thaioil’s Sriracha Clean Fuel Project achieves 10 million man-hours without lost time injury Photo shows (from left): Mr. Basheer Assaf, Construction Director, Joint Venture Agreement of PSEAL, SSING and SET; Mr. Wirat Uanarumit, Chief Executive Officer and President, Thai Oil Public Company Limited; Mr. Mauro Bignotti, Deputy Construction Director, Joint Venture Agreement of PSEAL, SSING […]
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Komatsu roll out more affordable midsize 20-ton-class excavators in Thailand and Indonesia Southeast Asia offerings to feature simpler models as Chinese rivals make inroads Machinery builder Komatsu will roll out more affordable excavators in Southeast Asia, eyeing demand for urban development and fending off competition from cheaper Chinese-made equipment. Midsize, 20-ton-class excavators tailored to residential […]
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Airports of Thailand revising Suvarnabhumi airport’s Bt44bn northern expansion plan By The Nation Airports of Thailand (AOT) is revising its planned Bt44-billion northern expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport, said AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn. The revision to bring the plan in line with the “new normal” concept is expected to take between one and two months to […]
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