Colliers predicts fall in Bangkok’s office rent and occupancy rate in 2020 for the first time in a decade Bangkok’s office rent and occupancy rate will drop in 2020 for the first time in a decade, as the pandemic hits the overall economy, according to a property consultancy. Phattarachai Taweewong, associate director of research and […]
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AusGroup unit awarded five-year scaffold and insulation services contract Esso (Thailand)’s Sriracha Refinery in Laem Chabang, Thailand An AusGroup subsidiary has been awarded a five-year scaffold and insulation services contract with Esso (Thailand) Public Company, said AusGroup in a regulatory statement on Monday. This contract will see AusGroup Corporation become the scaffold and Insulation services […]
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Thai Govt studies land bridge mega project to connect Gulf of Thailand (Chumphon seaport) and Andaman sea (Ranong seaport) Deputy Government Spokeswoman, Traisulee Traisaranakul announced that the government led by PM and Minister of Defence General Prayut Chan-o-cha is proceeding to reform the Thai economy by strengthening the self-reliance of citizens, as well as investing […]
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Thai power firm B.Grimm plans to invest $1.3 billion in in seven gas-fired power plants Construction of the seven power plants will be carried out by Siemens Energy Co Thailand and Toshiba Plant Systems and Services Corporation. Thailand’s B.Grimm Power Pcl said on Friday it plans to invest 40 billion baht ($1.29 billion) in seven […]
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Danish consultancy firm K2 Management gets owner’s engineer job in 180 MW of Vietnamese wind projects Danish consultancy firm K2 Management said today it has secured the role of owner’s engineer in two wind power projects in Vietnam totalling 180 MW. The first contract was awarded by developer Xuan Cau and an international investor and […]
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Critical Construction Work to Be Exempted From Mynmar’s COVID-19 Lockdown across Yangon Region YANGON—Construction work deemed to be critical at building sites across Yangon Region will be allowed to continue during the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the regional Construction Works Supervisory Committee. Such work is estimated to account for about 10 percent of building activity […]
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Asian Development Bank provides $186m loan to solar power plant in Vietnam’s Phu Yen province The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a $186 million loan to renewable energy firm Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company to develop a 257 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in southern Vietnam, marking the country’s first certified green loan. […]
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Royal Phuket Marina becomes first marina in Thailand to switch to renewable energy The first marina in Thailand to switch to renewable energy, award-winning Royal Phuket Marina (RPM) has gone solar and now gets a big chunk of the power used for its marina operations from a newly installed array of solar panels. Racking up […]
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Indorama Ventures, Thai Petrochemicals Giant to Add Green Power to Cut Carbon Print Indorama to boost renewable energy to 30% of total global bill Plans to buy more plastic recycling plants worldwide: Lohia Indorama Ventures Pcl, the world’s top producer of material used in plastic bottles and polyester, plans to quadruple its use of renewable […]
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Vietnam gets bids for Dung Quat refinery expansion in Quảng Ngãi Province Vietnam’s Binh Son Refinery (BSR) has received bids for a $1.8bn upgrade and expansion project that will increase capacity at its 145,000 b/d Dung Quat refinery by around 30pc. Two consortiums, one led by Japan’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction and the other by […]
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