TWO CONSORTIA have submitted proposals to build a Bt48-billion coal-fired power plant in the southern province of Krabi, even though opponents of the project insist there is no need to build such a “polluting” power plant in the tourism-dependent province. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said yesterday’s bid submissions by the consortium of […]
Continue ReadingDevelopers issued 54.2 billion baht ($1.55 billion) of bonds in the first half of this year — a record for a six-month period Bangkok: Thai property developers are raising record funds in the domestic bond market to finance high-end residential projects in a stumbling economy that appears to have hurt all but the affluent. Developers […]
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THAILAND’s transport minister Mr Prajin Juntong announced on August 4 that a new schedule has been agreed for the commissioning of Bangkok’s metro Purple Line which will enable the opening of the 23.5km line to be brought forward by several months. Previously Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) had planned to open the line […]
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BANGKOK: — Thailand will soon have the longest bike lane in Asia after the Department of Rural Roads days it is making preparations to construct the first ever asphalt surfaced bicycle lane in the country which is expected to be the longest of its kind in Asia. The bike lane, which will extend to almost […]
Continue ReadingSONGKHLA OFFICIAL URGES CRITICS OF |COAL-FIRED PROJECT TO LISTEN TO ALL SIDES THE SOUTHERN province of Songkhla – an “energy city” already earning Bt100 billion from its gas separation facility, power plants and oil rig sites – could also have potential for a coal-fired power plant, said Niphon Bunyamanee, president of the Songkhla Provincial Administration […]
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An artist’s rendering of the future passenger terminal at Mae Sot airport. Mae Sot airport will better serve as Thailand’s gateway to Myanmar when a 1.5-billion-baht makeover is completed in 2018. The ongoing works will cater to a surge in air traffic demand spurred by the planned creation of a special economic zone for the northwestern […]
Continue ReadingTHE ENERGY Ministry has given the nod to PTT’s plan to install the fifth natural-gas pipeline from the West of Thailand to the East. A ministry source said the plan, which was part of the Department of Mineral Fuels’ 21-year natural-gas development plan (2015-2036), had been proposed for the consideration of Energy Minister Narongchai Akrasanee. […]
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Alstom has been awarded a new Long Term Service Agreement (LTSA) as well as an extension of a Long Term Parts Agreement (LTPA) by Gulf Power Generation Company Limited (Gulf Power) for its Kaeng Khoi II power plant in Thailand. With a combined value of over €160 million, the new extension agreements will see Alstom […]
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Shizuoka Gas Participates in IPP Project Company in Thailand Shizuoka Gas Company, Ltd. (“Shizuoka Gas”) has acquired 28% issued shares of Eastern Power and Electric Company Limited (“EPEC”), an IPP (“Independent Power Producer”) project company in Thailand, from a subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation (President: Mr. Fumiya Kokubu) through a newly incorporated subsidiary of Shizuoka Gas. […]
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Cruise ship facilities on Phuket have been below standard for decades Photo by phuketwan.com PHUKET: Thailand’s Cabinet has given the green light to the improvement of Phuket Deep Seaport to enable the facility to accommodate bigger cruise ships while also considering the construction of a similar port in Krabi or Samui. Following the Cabinet meeting, Deputy […]
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