Bangkok’s MRTA Orange Line work on course Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has assured that the eastern section of Bangkok’s Orange Line, stretching from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Min Buri, will be ready by 2024 as planned. He was speaking on Thursday after presiding over a ceremony to mark the start of the project’s third […]
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) plans more LNG import to maintain electricity generation capacity By THE NATION The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to procure and import more liquified natural gas (LNG) during 2020-22 to stabilise the country’s electricity generating capability and control the cost of its power plants. Egat deputy […]
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Liverpool John Moores University to teach engineering courses in Myanmar Liverpool John Moores University has partnered with London-listed Myanmar Strategic Holdings (MSH), developer and operator of businesses, to teach international standard engineering classes for Myanmar’s young professionals. The programmes will be taught by employees of Auston College Myanmar at its campus in Yangon’s Junction Square […]
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VinaCapital and industrial parks developer SAIGONTEL sets up solar power JV for rooftop solar projects in Vietnam SkyX Solar, a subsidiary of Vietnam-based asset manager VinaCapital, has joined forces with industrial park infrastructure and telecoms service provider SAIGONTEL to form a joint venture to develop rooftop solar projects in the country. SkyX Solar will have […]
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K2 Management secures owner’s engineer mandates for three wind projects in Vietnam K2 Management has secured three owner’s engineer mandates for wind projects in Vietnam, two of which are onshore, while the third is a nearshore development. The projects total 240MW of capacity and are all expected online in 2021. The largest of the projects […]
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Vietnam reduces capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants from 2020 until 2030 Vietnam will reduce the total capacity of coal-fired thermal power plants from 2020 until 2030, according to the National Steering Committee for Electricity Development. The reduction is mainly due to some thermal power projects delaying their development, while some localities have not agreed […]
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Solar power gains ground in Sagaing, Myanmar A Norwegian fund-backed joint venture with Yoma Strategic has completed installing US$28 million worth of plants harnessing energy from the sun to generate electricity for Myanmar communities in remote areas. In Sagaing Region, Yoma Micro Power this month launched its 250th off-grid solar plant in Thint Sein Gyi […]
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Thai-Myanmar joint venture to build $250,000 hotel on Hlaing Gu Island off Kawthoung The government has approved a proposal by Thai-Myanmar joint venture to build a US$250,000 (K346.3 million) hotel project on Hlaing Gu Island off Kawthoung in Tanintharyi Region (close to Ranong, Thailand), the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism has announced, according to the […]
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Hun Sen launches $133M road from Pursat to Thailand’s Trat province – hopes to open border gate with Thailand Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated National Road 55 which cost $133 million to build. The 182km road is funded by the Chinese government with contributions from Cambodia to clear mines and unexploded ordnance. He […]
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Myanmar builds a port for LNG tankers to supply 350-megawatt LNG power plant in Thilawa SEZ The construction process of a port to dock LNG tankers to supply liquefied nature gas (LNG) for 350-megawatt LNG power plant in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Yangon, is about 40 per cent finished, according to Ministry of Electricity […]
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