Bids are likely to be called early next year on a long-delayed project to build double-rail tracks linking Phrae and Chiang Rai provinces. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is confident the cabinet will approve construction of the 325-kilometre line, which has been shelved for 53 years. The railway would directly link the station in […]
Continue ReadingBangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) plans to join the bidding to operate two electric trains in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city, according to Surapong Laoha-Unya, the company’s chief operating officer. Vietnam is planning two mass transit routes with a total length of 23km, of which most will be underground. According to a report in InfoQuest, […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is planning to build a 500-kv electric line to assure power security in the South of Thailand. 14 southern provinces experienced the largest-ever power outage in May this year which was caused by a faulty high voltage cable. EGAT Governor Suthat Pattamasiriwat said the planned construction of the […]
Continue ReadingThailand has agreed to provide energy assistance for Myanmar in its preparations for the 27th SEA Games in Yangon. Two power plants will be constructed in Myanmar with support from Thailand. According to Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisarn, Myanmar has abundant natural resources such as coal and natural gas but lacks technological expertise and proficient human […]
Continue ReadingMazda Motor Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony today at the construction site of its new transmission plant in Thailand’s Chonburi province, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MPMT). Approximately 50 people attended the ceremony including Senior Executive Investment Advisor from the Thailand Board of Investment, Ajarin Pattanapanchai; Governor of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, […]
Continue ReadingThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is seeking Bt22 billion from the national government for new anti-flooding projects including several giant subterranean tunnels. Three of the tunnel projects have already had their designs completed, Adisak Khantee, director of the BMA’s Drainage and Sewerage Department, said yesterday. The six tunnels could help drain enough water to prevent […]
Continue ReadingKingdom Property has signed a contract with Bouygues Thai that will see the international construction company build the Thailand-based real estate developer’s highly anticipated debut project, Southpoint Pattaya. Located in the Pratumnak Hill area of South Pattaya, the piling of Southpoint by Thai BAUER will be completed this month after which the construction will begin […]
Continue ReadingLeading real estate consultant CBRE Thailand reports a significant change of direction for the property market in Phuket, a trend which started late last year. The change is likely to be the most significant since the Asian crisis in 1997 and is driven by a number of factors: namely the entry of Bangkok-based and Thai […]
Continue ReadingThe State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has hired a consultancy firm to conduct a feasibility study into a high-speed rail link between Bangkok and Rayong. The agency has agreed to pay Asian Engineering Consultants Corp 251 million baht to conduct a 14-month study of the 221-km project, SRT governor Prapat Chongsanguan said. The scheme is […]
Continue ReadingCanadian Solar Inc. has signed an exclusive module supply agreement to provide 91 MW of its CS6X photovoltaic modules to Soleq Solar Co. Ltd. for power plant projects in Thailand. The solar power plants will be owned and operated by Soleq. Juwi will provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for seven projects with a […]
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