Thailand approves power plan, expects capacity to reach 77 GW by 2037 Thailand currently has a power generation capacity of 40,000 megawatts, with 20,000 megawatts to go offline over time 30 April 2019 Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a national energy plan that looks to add 56 gigawatts (GW) of power by 2037, a senior […]
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Ch Karnchang focused on bidding for large projects both at home and abroad 30 April 2019 Ch Karnchang will focus its efforts on bidding for large construction projects in both the domestic and foreign markets, leveraging on the group’s extensive expertise, especially in managing large and highly complicated projects, the listed company said on Tuesday. […]
Continue ReadingVINCI Construction Grands Projects awarded a wastewater treatment plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam •Design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s economic capital •Contract worth €200 million The consortium consisting of VINCI Construction Grands Projets (50% share and lead contractor) and Acciona Agua S.A. (50%) […]
Continue ReadingUnivergy nabs EPCM deal for 50-MW PV project in Vietnam 29 April 2019 Spanish-Japanese company Univergy International on Friday said it has won an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for a 50-MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Vietnam. Local developer Hoanh Son Group awarded the Owner Engineering contract to the European firm. Under […]
Continue ReadingMarriott signs Ritz Carlton Bangkok 30 April 2019 Marriott International has signed an agreement for its first Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bangkok with the property owner, One Bangkok Co Ltd The joint venture between TCC Assets and Frasers Property will build a 50-level tower block known as “One Bangkok lifestyle development” located on the city’s Wireless […]
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Myanmar ushering in a new era for bamboo buildings 29 April 2019 Easily obtainable from the jungle, bamboo has many uses, for household goods, roofs, walls and shelters dating back to ancient history. As a building material, it is affordable even for the poor. Enter Ko Soe Win Zaw, a civil engineer born in Shan […]
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MRTA BEM Announce that the First New Train for the MRT Blue Line Extension Has Arrived in Thailand 24 April 2019 The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) announce that the first new train for the MRT Blue Line has arrived at Laem Chabang […]
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Notre-Dame Cathedral fire spurs survey of Thai temples 26 April 2019 The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) is studying how to install fire extinguishing systems at religious venues and ancient sites in the wake of the blaze at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris last week. Pichaya Chantranuwat, secretary-general of the EIT, said most of the temples […]
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B.Grimm allots B38.5bn for seven Thai power plants until 2022 26 April 2019 SET-listed B.Grimm Power plans to spend 38.5 billion baht during 2019-22 to develop seven power plants with a combined capacity of 800 megawatts. All seven projects are small power producers (SPP). President Preeyanart Soontornwata said B.Grimm postponed deciding on the seven projects […]
Continue ReadingThailand cracks down on expats changing or leaving jobs 25 April 2019 All expatriates living and working in Thailand must now inform the authorities if they change jobs or leave their present job. In an announcement today, the Thai Labour Ministry reiterated all foreigners working in the country who’ve either taken a new job or […]
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