Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s 30-day closing and lockdown of construction worker camps needs a rethink On June 27, the government announced that accommodation for workers both inside and outside of construction sites, transformation sites or demolition sites would be temporarily closed, while movement of workers would be prohibited temporarily for at least 30 days. The government reacted quickly […]

Fire at a chemical factory in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province; city planning allows residential areas close to factories The fire at a chemical factory in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province raises a lot of questions about city planning and, in particular, about laws on industrial facilities. An expert says the history of the area is something […]

Thailand buys TANA mobile waste shredder for Waste-to-Energy (W2E) plant Thailand is responding to the growing demand for electricity with a network of small Waste-to-Energy (W2E) plants. Agon Pacific’s TANA 440DT mobile waste shredder produces fuel for one of these W2E plants from factory-rejected car tires that are unfit for road use. In Prachinburi, Thailand, […]

Global Power Synergy, the power arm of Thailand’s PTT to invest $635m in Asian renewables Global Power Synergy, the power arm of Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas group PTT, will invest THB20 billion ($635 million) in renewable energy across Asia including China and India. The company will borrow the fund from PTT for investment focusing […]

Thailand’s Professional Crane Association issues call for government aid for workers during ongoing 30-day suspension of non-essential construction The Professional Crane Association (PCA) yesterday called on the government to speed up its rollout of relief measures to help construction businesses affected by Covid-19 restrictions. PCA president, Sutthichai Piyarattanaworasakul, said the 30-day suspension of non-essential construction […]

Frasers Property Industrial (Thailand) and strategic partner Mitsui Fudosan Asia (Thailand) celebrates the start of the first warehouse construction at Bangna 2 Logistics Park Frasers Property Industrial (Thailand) Company Limited (“FPIT”), Thailand’s leading industrial property developer, and Mitsui Fudosan Group, a leading real estate developer in Japan, recently organised a piling ceremony to mark the […]

Phuket’s Patong Tunnel, at 3.98km long, to cost B14.4bn, expected 2023 start and open in 2027 PHUKET: Construction of the long-awaited Patong Tunnel project, spanning 3.98km from Kathu to Patong at a cost of B14.47 billion, is now expected to begin in 2023 and open for service in 2027, Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) Deputy […]

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) allocates B20bn for LNG terminal in Rayong State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has joined hands with national oil and gas conglomerate PTT to co-invest in a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal project in Rayong as part of new gas supply management. Egat expects to spend […]