Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand confirms plans to build $1.4bn second terminal at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport 6 September 2019 The government of Thailand has confirmed that a second terminal is to be built at Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok’s main international airport. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha confirmed on Tuesday that the $1.4bn project would go ahead, despite arguments over where it […]

State Railways of Thailand to procure 50 diesel-electric locomotives SRT to open locomotive bids on 16 Oct 2019 06 September 2019 The tender to procure 50 diesel-electric locomotives worth 6.5 billion baht will be opened on Oct 16, a source in the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) said on Thursday. The e-bidding for the locomotives […]

Pöyry completes work for 12 gas-fired combined cycle power plants in Thailand 04 September 2019 PÖYRY Press Release 04 September 2019 The last of the 12 gas-fired combined cycle power plants owned by Gulf MP Company Ltd, reached its Commercial Operation Date (COD) as scheduled, on July 1, 2019. In March 2015, Pöyry was awarded […]

Bangkok’s controversial Suvarnabhumi Airport Terminal 2 plans 5 September 2019 With plans to build a second terminal at the Bangkok airport given the go-ahead in the first half of 2019, are they still on track to complete in the expected timeframe?. In a bid to increase capacity to handle the number of passengers travelling in […]