Bangkok International Airport picks Siemens baggage-handling system Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) is to supply a tray-based baggage-handling system and powerful software for the new satellite terminal at Bangkok International Airport, Thailand. The satellite terminal’s baggage-handling system is linked to the main building via a tunnel. Over this 950m route, the system reaches […]
Continue ReadingExergy wins Thailand waste heat recovery deal Italian company EXERGY has secured a contract for waste heat recovery from gas turbines in Thailand. The Milan-headquartered firm won the deal in partnership with GE company Baker Hughes. The order from EPC contractor Samsung Engineering will see the two companies engineer, design and build a 5 MW […]
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Scan Inter to buy into 170-MW solar project in Myanmar The board of Thai natural gas seller Scan Inter PCL (BKK:SCN) has approved the company’s planned minority investment in the entity that owns a 170-MW solar power project in Minbu City, Myanmar, it was announced on Monday. Scan Inter has signed a deal to buy […]
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Coal-fired plants back on agenda in Thailand New study to examine feasibility of facilities Consideration of two coal-fired power plants in two southern provinces is back on track after a four-year delay, say energy policymakers. The plan for the two plants was postponed several times during 2014-17. The Energy Ministry made the announcement Tuesday after […]
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Thai Cabinet earmarks budget for 3 biomass power plants in Deep South The Cabinet has set aside a budget of over one billion baht for biomass power plant projects in the three southern border provinces, hoping to foster energy security and create jobs for locals. During the press conference following the Cabinet meeting, Mr Nattaporn […]
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Siemens plans high efficiency power plants in Thailand GERMAN technology powerhouse Siemens, which has been involved in power generation in the Thai market for nearly 40 years, sees high-efficiency power plants as the trend for the country’s energy sector, which could lower electricity price and also be environmentally friendly. “Our global base is trying to […]
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Lighthouse Club – Yangon Branch – Special Seminar followed by Networking – 30 May 2018 Special Seminar followed by Networking – 30 May 2018 – 2nd floor at Sule Shangri-La Hotel, Yangon, 5:45 pm-7 pm & 7-9pm Please note that Marsh (Hong Kong) Limited are holding a special seminar on Construction & Construction Related Insurance […]
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Construction deadline for new Thai Parliament extended to December 2019 THE CABINET has set a deadline of December 2019 for the completion of the long-delayed new Parliament complex, after rejecting a request for an additional Bt8.13 billion on top of the original Bt12 billion price tag. Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the Cabinet yesterday resolved that […]
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GS E&C’s new city project back on track in Vietnam, stock at 52-week high South Korea’s GS Engineering & Construction Corp. said on Monday it expects to resume the construction to build a new city in Nha Be, Ho Chi Minh City late this year after Vietnamese authorities finally cleared hurdles related to compensation for […]
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Central Pattana (CPN) acquires 22.93% of Dusit Thani Plc BANGKOK: Central Pattana Plc (CPN), the SET-listed property and retail developer under Central Group, has acquired a 22.93% stake in Dusit Thani Plc, a leading hotel and property development company, for B2.14 billion. The move is seen as an effort on CPN’s part to consolidate its […]
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