Construction of China-Laos railway’s Vientiane station starts, holds groundbreaking ceremony The groundbreaking ceremony for the Vientiane station of the China-Laos Railway was held on Friday in the northern outskirts of the Lao capital. The Vientiane station, to be built by China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd. (CRCG), will consist of four platforms with seven track […]
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Two State Railway of Thailand dual-track train routes up for bids in 2020 326-kilometre stretch linking Den Chai district in Phrae with Chiang Khong district in Chiang Rai, and 355km track from Ban Phai district in Khon Kaen to Nakhon Phanom through Mukdahan The bidding process for construction and service operation contracts for two new […]
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Infrastructure contractors plea to Thailand’s Department of Rural Roads for time extensions due to Covid-19 pandemic Infrastructure contractors have asked the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) to extend the deadline for construction projects due to the economic ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. DRR director-general Kaiwan Rojananukoon said 30-40 contractors awarded projects […]
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Time to scrap two-tiered pricing for foreigners in Thailand says Tourism Authority of Thailand spokesman The Tourism Authority of Thailand is eager to scrap the controversial two-tiered pricing entry system that is in place at some national parks and tourist attractions in Thailand. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents Club on Wednesday, when asked by popular […]
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Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC new IEEFA report finds Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in […]
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Sharp Corporation to launch new 45 MW solar power plant in Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan in July 2020 Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corporation will begin operating a 45 MW solar power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan in July. The plant is a joint venture between Sharp Energy Solutions Corp., a […]
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Laos to move on 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang project, the third Mekong dam project, despite neighbours’ green concerns Laos is pushing ahead with a hydropower project on the Mekong River, despite reservations aired by neighbouring countries over its potential to harm fisheries and farming downstream, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Wednesday. The 1,400-megawatt […]
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Thailand’s Cabinet accepts B200bn in energy schemes to help reboot the economy The cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged the Energy Ministry’s plan to accelerate investment in energy projects worth more than 200 billion baht, starting later this year, in a collective move to help reboot the economy. According to Rachada Dhnadirek, deputy government spokeswoman, the Energy […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Networking Evening – 15 July 2020 – SPONSOR RSM Our first post-Covid19 event will be the networking at Clubhouse bar, we will be practicing a safe social distancing approach to this event. Our sponsor “RSM” will even offer you all face masks! Could you please kindly confirm your attendance so we can monitor […]
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Malaysia’s Kumpulan Powernet Bhd gets RM174mil mini-hydropower job in Laos Kumpulan Powernet Bhd has secured a second renewable energy project in Laos, as the group seeks to double its orderbook to RM2bil within the next one year. The company told Bursa Malaysia today that it was awarded a US$40.7mil (RM174.5mil) contract by Zhenghong Building Road […]
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