Chonburi Clean Energy selects Coswin 8i for Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Thailand 18 July 2019 Chonburi Clean Energy (CCE) has selected Siveco to implement a Smart O&M solution based on Coswin 8i. The company is building and will operate an 8.63 MW Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant. The plant, located in the Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate in […]
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Cambodia Chooses MAN Energy Solutions dual-fuel engines for Major Power plant 18 July 2019 Eleven 51/60 dual-fuel engines to supply 200 MW of flexible capacity to national grid MAN Energy Solutions and China National Heavy Machinery Corp. (CHMC) will build a 200 MW power station in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. CHMC will take responsibility […]
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Increase in Coal Power Plants by 2030 is Myanmar’s Goal Myanmar looks to have a 17-fold increase in coal power by 2030. Myanmar Electric Power Convention— Deputy Director for thermal power planning, Aye Min, said that most hydropower generators were up north in their country. Construction of similar projects would need rigorous financial planning and […]
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Dramatic drop in Mekong water level sparks alarm Mekong River water levels that fell dramatically on Thursday under impact from dam operations will soon recover, says the national water management agency. Somkiat Prajumwong, secretary-general at the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR), offered the reassurance despite warnings from experts that the dams are destroying Mekong […]
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Locals fume over misery caused by slow construction on Bangkok’s congested Rama II Road Locals in the Muang district of Samut Sakhon province have called on the government to speed up construction on the notoriously congested Rama II Road, which is a major gateway to the South, complaining that the construction seemed to go on […]
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Thailand’s dual-track upgrade attracts foreign bidders Sections of Nakhon Pathom to Chumphon, Lop Buri and Pak Nam Pho in Nakhon Sawan, and Map Kabao in Saraburi to Jira Railway Junction in Nakhon Ratchasima 17 July 2019 Seven companies will be competing to supply signalling and communications equipment for the first phase of the dual-track rail […]
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Hundreds attend Southeast Asia construction risk management and insurance seminars 18 July 2019 More than 400 insurance professionals from Southeast Asia attended a series of seminars organised by the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). Titled ‘Risk Management And Insurance Solutions For Infrastructure And Construction Projects,’ the seminars were held on […]
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Thailand’s government urged to fast-track the new second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport More delays will ‘harm tourism’ 18 July 2019 The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand on Wednesday urged the new government to speed up construction of the second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, warning a delay will affect tourism. CAAT chief Chula Sukmanop made the […]
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Egat moves coal plant along long-delayed coal-fired power plant in Chachoengsao province 17 July 2019 The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is speeding up the process for a long-delayed coal-fired power plant in Chachoengsao province as newly appointed Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong takes the ministry’s helm. National Power Supply was granted an operating licence […]
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Saraburi to Chachoengsao new double-track railway line to open soon 16 July 2019 A new double-track railway connecting Saraburi and Chachoengsao will open this September to bolster transport between the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and the North and Northeast. “Its construction is now 94% completed,” acting State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Worawut Mala said […]
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