Thailand eyes neighbours' power supply

Laos, Myanmar have surplus of megawatts   Thailand expects to buy 20,000 megawatts more of electricity from Laos and Myanmar combined as part of the country’s bid to diversify energy sources by reducing dependence on natural gas in power generation. Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal said electricity supplies from Laos and Myanmar are mostly from hydroelectric […]

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Myanmar, Thailand move ahead with Dawei project

Myanmar and Thailand are committed to complete the Bt1.5-trillion Dawei special economic zone by 2015.  Myanmar President Thein Sein and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reached that agreement during bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 21st Asean Summit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  “Both leaders agreed on the completion of the […]

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Beijing eyes Thailand train deal

The message was conveyed to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra by visiting Chinese premier Wen Jiabao during a meeting at Government House yesterday, Damrong Kraikruan, chief of the Foreign Ministry’s East Asia Department said. China has sent a proposal to the government for consideration. Mr Wen reiterated his country’s plan to join international firms in bidding […]

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TUV SUD banks on Thailand's green revolution

Germany-based TUV SUD PSB, an international testing body, is diversifying to engineering services to tap growing demand in renewable energy, energy efficiency and rail systems in Thailand. Chong Weng Hoe, chief executive of TUV SUD PSB (Thailand), said the company foresees huge potential in the Thai market, especially in the energy and rail system sectors. […]

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Work on rail link between Laos and Vietnam to start in January

Vientiane – Construction work on a 5-billion-dollar railway linking south-eastern Laos to Vietnam and Thailand is scheduled to begin in January, media reported Wednesday.  Giant Consolidated Limited, the Malaysian investor in the project, expects to begin construction in January on the 220-kilometre-long track linking Savannakhet city, on the Lao-Thai border, to Laobao, on the Lao-Vietnamese […]

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Giant transport hub planned for Bangkok

The government is being urged to get behind a new, but expensive, project: the Phahon Yothin Transport Complex. The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has many megaprojects in the pipeline including the Phahon Yothin Transport Complex, 10 lines of mass transit systems and high-speed trains in three routes that the government […]

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Solutions needed to address frequent gas disruption from Myanmar

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) reiterates the need for public solutions to address electricity demand in the country, following frequent disruption of natural gas supply from Myanmar in the past few years. The latest supply disruption took place after Myanmar was shaken by a powerful earthquake early morning of Nov 11. Pongdit Potejana, […]

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Prapat outlines plans for State Railway of Thailand

Mr Prapat, whose appointment was endorsed by the cabinet yesterday, said in the next six months improvements will be made to railway station toilets and to provide convenience and security for passengers. The aim was to generate public confidence in the train services. Train fares would not be increased until services have been improved. Facilities […]

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