Thai private sector propose 33 Quick win community-based power plant projects By The Nation The “Energy for All” policy of Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong is starting to take shape after the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), chaired by Prime Minister Prayat Chan-o-cha, approved the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) mechanism in renewable power investment and price […]
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A Jungle Airstrip Stirs Suspicions About China’s Plans for Cambodia The Chinese military’s “string of pearls” strategy depends on far-flung regional outposts. Some think Cambodia is becoming one. By Hannah Beech Photographs by Adam Dean DARA SAKOR, Cambodia — The airstrip stretches like a scar through what was once unspoiled Cambodian jungle. When completed next […]
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Vestas nets EPC Contract for Intertidal Wind Farm in Vietnam 23 December 2019 Vestas has secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the 50MW Tra Vinh intertidal project in Vietnam. This marks Vestas’ second intertidal contract in Vietnam within a week, followed by a deal to provide 13 V150-4.2 MW turbines for a […]
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Vietnam’s solar opportunities shine bright The outlook for growth in Vietnam’s renewables sector is positive, writes Daine Loh, research analyst at Fitch Solutions. And the solar segment is one of the key drivers of this impressive growth. Vietnam still has substantial untapped solar power potential. Coupled with an increasingly supportive regulatory environment, and an expected […]
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Work on Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway completed Project is undergoing safety checks before being put into operation Work on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project, the first of its kind in Hanoi, has been completed and the project is undergoing safety checks before being put into operation. On December 20, a representative […]
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Postponing signing Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway contract for another six months will not result in further delays Thailand-China rail talks ‘already concluded’ 24 December 2019 The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) insists that postponing the signing of “Contract 2.3” for the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway for another six months will not result in further delays, […]
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Thai cabinet considers plan to grant tollway operator a 15-year contract extension to avoid paying 4.3 billion baht compensation BEM settlement plan goes to cabinet Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob will on Tuesday ask the cabinet to approve a plan to grant Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) a 15-year contract extension in order to avoid […]
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Thailand plans to loan 8.5-billion-baht next year to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to build four new transnational roads Myanmar, a 138-kilometre road, link Dawei special economic zone with tambon Namphu Ron in Kanchanaburi Cambodia, a 131-km road, from Thailand to Cambodia (Anlong Veng district and Siem Reap province). Laos, section of the bridge on the […]
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Thailand’s Egat aims to finalise gas deal with PTT by year-end 2019 By THE NATION The board of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) on December 26 will look into progress of the natural gas sale and purchase contract between PTT and the Egat. Egat board chairman Kulit Sombatsiri said that the gas will […]
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Thailand’s Senate panel calls for urgent moves to expand Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport By The Nation A Senate committee has urged government agencies to speed up the expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport to deal with the increasing number of visitors to the country. General Yodyuth Boonyathikarn, chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, said that they had […]
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