Sriracha Construction wins bid for Shutdown Tie-In 26 March 2019 Sriracha Construction Plc has won the Bt100-million contract to build Shutdown Tie-in Work 2019 from Thai Oil Plc, the company’s deputy managing director Krisada Potisomporn said yesterday. He added Sriracha’s backlog worth Bt600 million will be booked as revenue this year, as it plans to […]
Continue ReadingCP Group seeks to follow up rail success with U-Tapao, aviation city bids 22 March 2019 CHAROEN Pokphand Group (CP Group), along with BBS Joint Venture and Grande Consortium, submitted bids yesterday for the U-Tapao airport and Eastern Aviation City development projects worth Bt290 billion. The projects come under the eastern economic zone development scheme, […]
Continue ReadingThree consortiums have submitted their bids to develop U-Tapao airport and the Eastern Airport City Project 22 March 2019 Three consortiums have submitted their bids to develop U-Tapao airport and the Eastern Airport City Project, a source said on Thursday. The names of the bidders were revealed when the Royal Thai Navy, which manages Rayong’s […]
Continue ReadingOnly a little over half of households in Mandalay get electricity 21 March 2019 Only 57 percent of households in Mandalay Region enjoy access to electricity, the regional government proclaiming that it will work toward electrification of 65 percent in 2021 and 75 percent in 2026, according to Mandalay Region Minister for Electricity, Industry and […]
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Thailand’s Energy Regulatory Commission eyes B40bn from solar power projects Household rooftop PV scheme to begin 21 March 2019 The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) expects to create new investment value of 40 billion baht from its new 10,000-megawatt solar power projects for households from 2019-2028. The country’s power regulator on Wednesday launched the solar photovoltaic […]
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Gas may bully coal in Vietnam’s $7.8 billion power project 21 March 2019 Vietnam’s latest plans for $7.8 billion in gas-fired power projects may see the nation become one of the world’s newest liquefied natural gas importers and cut its coal use. The Ninh Thuan provincial government on Wednesday said it met with Thailand’s Gulf […]
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Thailand’s Gen Prayut and Myanmar’s Suu Kyi open 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge Linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district and Myawaddy town in Myanmar. 19 March 2019 TAK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday opened the second Thai-Myanmar bridge across the Moei River. The opening ceremony was held in […]
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Don Mueang – Suvarnabhumi – U-tapao Airport rail pact ‘needs fine-tuning’ CP-led group settles on 50-year contract 20 March 2019 Contractual negotiations on a high-speed rail project linking three major airports between the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and a CP-led consortium have become less tense after CP settled for a 50-year contract. Prior to […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Egat signs two renewal power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Electric de Laos (EDL) To buy power from Nam Ngum 1 and Say-sed hydroelectric plants 19 March 2019 Thailand’s State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has signed two renewal power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Electric de Laos (EDL) to buy power from two hydroelectric […]
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FLSmidth & Sahakol commission over 12 km of new overburden conveyors at Mae Moh lignite mine in Thailand 18 March 2019 In early 2016, EGAT issued a tender for its Overburden Removal System Phase 8 for the Mae Moh lignite mine in Thailand. From the beginning, a close dialogue began with the customer, Sahakol Equipment […]
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