Author: Peter Carlisle

Contracts for Bang Pa-in – Nakhon Ratchasima and Bang Yai – Kanchanaburi motorways won by BGSR Consortium The Cabinet on Tuesday (July 21) endorsed the bid winner for the operation and maintenance of the Bang Pa-in – Nakhon Ratchasima and Bang Yai – Kanchanaburi motorways. Both contracts from the Highways Department have been won by […]

Nine companies interested in Bangkok’s MTRA Orange Line bidding Nine companies have picked up bid documents for construction of the Orange Line from Bang Khun Non-Min Buri, said Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas. The documents are available from July 10 to 24. The public-private MRTA project will cost around Bt200 billion […]

Feasibility study of Thailand’s Phase 2 high-speed three-airport rail plan ready next month Phase 2 covers the 190-kilometre Rayong-Chantaburi-Trat extension The State Railway of Thailand has hired a consultant to conduct a feasibility study on the plan to build Phase 2 of the high-speed rail system linking three international airports, said SRT Special Project chief […]

B.Grimm Power initiates development of the world’s largest hybrid power supply system to serve U-tapao airport and the Eastern Airport City (EAC) SET-listed B.Grimm Power, Thailand’s top power generation firm by capacity, has started development of the world’s largest hybrid power supply system to serve U-tapao airport and the Eastern Airport City (EAC). The company […]

Keppel consortium bags Bangkok cooling system contract worth over 7.5b baht A UNIT of Keppel Corporation is part of a consortium of three companies that was awarded a contract worth more than 7.5 billion baht (S$329 million) for a district cooling system (DCS) in Bangkok. The unit, Keppel DHCS, is a DCS service provider that […]

Thailand’s Transport Minister to continue fight against Hopewell compensation award While accepting the decision of Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court, ordering the Transport Ministry and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to pay 24 billion baht in compensation to Hopewell Thailand, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob announced today (Thursday) that the Ministry will fight on, with another case […]