Thailand’s Koh Tao to be linked to the mainland by submarine electric cables By The Nation The Cabinet has agreed to the Interior Ministry’s proposal to link Koh Tao to the mainland with submarine electrical cables at a cost of Bt1.76 billion. Prime Minister’s Office spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said today (February 18) that Bt444 million […]
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Thailand’s solar farm developer Prime Road Power targets 1,000MW output by 2023 Prime Road Power Plc is gearing up renewable power projects in Asia with a power generation target of 1,000 megawatts by 2023. Chairman Somprasong Panjalak said Prime is keen to develop renewable power projects in Thailand and plans to participate in the Energy […]
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) expected to call bids for light rail system in Chiang Mai in 2021 Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expected to call a bid for the development of the light rail system or Red Line tram (Nakornping Hospital-Mae-Hia Saman-Samakkee Intersection) in Chiang Mai next year. MRTA […]
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Inside Electricité du Cambodge’s 2.4GW cross-border deals with Laos The massive deals faced technical risks as the two coal plants involved were minemouth projects. The dry months between October and April regularly paralyse Cambodia’s power generation capacity from its major electricity resource – hydropower. The Kingdom has been urgently securing electricity from other sources such […]
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Thai immigration scraps requirement for foreigners to do TM28 report when they stay away from home for 24 hours 20 February 2020 There is some good news for foreigners in Thailand. Thai immigration have all but scrapped the controversial TM28 change of address reporting requirement for foreigners. According to the new requirement, while TM28 is […]
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Five new solar farms to be connected to the Cambodian national grid IN 2020 Solar farms across five provinces are being launched this year, according to the Ministry of Mine and Energy. In its annual report, the ministry stated five solar parks are having their construction works accelerated so they can be connected to the […]
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Construction of Yangon Elevated expressway to start in August 2020 The MOC released a final request for proposal for the development of phase 1 under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to ten prequalified bidders on February 4. The bid submission deadline is set on April 30. The MOC will select the winning bidder by May, […]
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Thailand’s Department of Airports ready to call bids for expansion projects to boost the capacities of four airports this year By THE NATION The Department of Airports is ready to call bids for expansion projects, worth a total of Bt3.6 billion, to boost the capacities of four airports this year, said director-general Tawee Gasisam-ang. Among […]
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Build a second airport for budget airlines is much better than a bridge to Thailand’s Koh Samui island Fresh calls have been made to build a new airport on the holiday island of Koh Samui in southern Thailand. New Palangdharma Party MP Dr Ravee Maschamadol told parliament that tourism in Samui was on a downward […]
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Thai Villagers Turn to Court in Protest Over the River Mekong’s 1,285-megawatt Xayaburi Dam in Laos Villagers along the Mekong River have asked a court in Bangkok on Friday to slow down Thai purchases of electricity from a hydropower dam in Laos, which they say has harmed their livelihoods since it began operation last year. […]
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