Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions wins contract on Sedawgyi rehabilitation project, Myanmar Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) is to supply equipment for the rehabilitation of the Sedawgyi Hydropower Plant in Myanmar. The company announced today that it had received an order for two units of an approximately 14MW hydro turbine and control […]
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Cambodia’s third solar power station joins national grid The Kingdom’s third solar power station came online last Friday in Kampong Chhang province, according to Electricite du Cambodge (EDC), a leading power supplier in the country. Located in the Toek Phos district, the plant will generate a further 60 mW of power to help meet increasing […]
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Test runs of one of Myanmar’s five emergency power plants to take place this month One of Myanmar’s five emergency power plants will carry out test runs this month after missing an initial deadline to go live on March 31. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy said in an April 13 statement that the 150 […]
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to adopt Japanese tech upgrading Mae Mo power plant In an attempt to improve the efficiency of electricity generation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has joined hands with Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Marubeni to implement Japanese […]
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Vietnam’s second-home segment on the rise Kenneth Atkinson, founder and senior board adviser at Grant Thornton Vietnam, shares with Bich Ngoc his opinion on the future for Vietnam’s second home market. Vietnam has been one of the top-performing inbound tourism markets over the last few years. In January, the country received just under 2 million […]
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Santiburi Koh Samui Certified as a 2020 Green Hotel, a carbon-neutral resort Santiburi Koh Samui has been certified as a 2020 Green Hotel and recognized as a carbon-neutral resort. Located among 23 acres of gardens and coconut groves, with nearly 1,000 feet of private sandy beach, Santiburi Koh Samui has received the certification from the […]
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Hà Nội condominium market sputters according to CBRE Vietnam Hà Nội’s property market in the first quarter this year saw a low level of new launch supply in the condominium segment due to COVID-19 outbreak, according to real estate investment group CBRE Vietnam. New launch supply in the quarter was limited at about 1,600 units, […]
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Cambodia’s Lower Sesan 2 hydropower plant ready in case of power shortage In order to ensure the safe and stable operation of the Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Station amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Cambodian and Chinese employees from the plant’s operation and maintenance department have been continuously working for more than 120 days to tackle emergency […]
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China State Construction Engineering (Thailand) wins bid to build two factories in Thailand China State Construction Engineering (Thailand) Company Limited (CSCEC Thailand), a branch of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), recently received the bid acceptance letters for the construction of two factories for Tiangong Precision Tools and Great Star Industrial in Thailand. Both projects […]
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Coronavirus Delays Construction on 90 percent complete Lao-China Railway The nearly-finished railway project that would connect landlocked Laos with China is facing construction delays due to manpower shortages resulting from the coronavirus crisis, according to local government officials. Laos, which reported its first two confirmed cases of the deadly virus only late last month, had […]
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