The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has announced expenditures of nearly 300 billion baht over the next six years. Governor Soonchai Kumnoonsate said under the 2015-20 business plan, that amount would be used mainly for upgrading high-voltage transmission lines nationwide and building new coal-fired power plants to secure the electricity supply. Beginning in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Cabinet yesterday approved a draft memorandum of under-standing (MoU) with the Chinese government to construct double-track railroads between major logistics centres in Thailand. “The MoU and the destinations [as proposed by the Transport Ministry] have been approved by the Cabinet and the project will now be up for deliberation by the NLA. But the […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of Pollution Control will ask NVPSKG to reduce the 9.1 billion baht in compensation ordered by the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) for the Klong Dan waste-water project. Wichien Jungrungruang, the department chief, said he will discuss with the NVPSKG consortium to try and reduce the department’s penalty. He said almost half of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has confirmed Thailand will have to build more coal-fired power plants to meet its energy needs since future supplies of natural gas are uncertain and renewable energy is expensive. Wiwat Chancherngpanich, Egat’s assistant governor for power plant construction, said Thailand has no choice other than coal if it […]
Continue ReadingHitachi, a Japan-based multinational conglomerate, is relying on Thailand as its regional hub for the development of logistics and supply-chain networks for the Greater Mekong Subregion, said president and chief operating officer Toshiaki Higashihara. Under the strategy, Hitachi will use its logistics operation in Thailand for cross-border transport of parts and components produced by […]
Continue ReadingThe Mass Rapid Transit Authority will tap local sources to borrow more than 200 billion baht next year to fund construction of five electric railways, Pongpanu Svetarundra, deputy permanent secretary for finance, said Monday. Mr Pongpanu an MRTA director, said that the state enterprise expected lower interest rates from local financial institutions. Foreign institutions also […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, the Supreme Administrative Court handed down a devastating ruling that forces the Pollution Control Department to pay more than 9 billion baht to a private consortium known as the NVPSKG which was contracted to build the Klong Dan waste water treatment facility in tambon Klong Dan, Bang Bo district of Samut Prakan. The […]
Continue ReadingMega projects in Kayin State like Hatgyi dam risk delays, as the rebel group and affected villagers are renewing efforts to fight against the investment. Villagers in Myanmar will this week submit a petition to Thailand’s human rights commission, seeking protection. Meanwhile, the rebel group threatened to stop the project. The Hatgyi Dam is located […]
Continue ReadingRenewable energy ‘not commercially viable’ The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has confirmed Thailand will have to build more coal-fired power plants to meet its energy needs since future supplies of natural gas are uncertain and renewable energy is expensive. Wiwat Chancherngpanich, Egat’s assistant governor for power plant construction, said Thailand has no choice […]
Continue ReadingThe Pollution Control Department (PCD) has lost its final legal battle over the Klong Dan Waste water treatment project and was ordered yesterday to pay more than 9 billion baht to a private consortium contracted to build the facility in Samut Prakan. The defeat was handed down on the department by the Supreme Administrative Court […]
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