BTS Skytrain begins extended service from On Nut to Bearing stations

BTS Skytrain on Friday began its first day of service for the extension from On Nut to Bearing stations to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday on Aug 12. Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra presided over the inauguration ceremony to mark the official start of operations for the extension. The route extends the Sukhumvit line, which […]

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Singapore’s USE eyes Thailand’s power plant business

Thai co-investors in Indian land sought Universal Success Enterprises Ltd (USE), a family-owned Indian company based in Singapore, has set its sights on Thailand’s power plant industry. Chairman Prasoon Mukherjee said the strong Thai economy was boosting electricity demand, prompting USE to look for local joint-venture partners in power plants here. Each plant would generate […]

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Asian Development Bank backs 750MW at ‘O Mon 4’ CCGT power plant project in Vietnam

The project is to construct a 750 megawatts (MW) combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant number 4 at the O Mon thermal power complex hence, the name O Mon IV – situated in O Mon district, Can Tho city, about 250 kilometers (km) south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The project’s objective is […]

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Bangchak Petroleum considers B3bn upgrade to its refinery facilities

Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP), the majority state-owned oil refiner, is considering investing 3 billion baht in upgrading its refinery facilities and expanding capacity in order to improve its margin. BCP president Anusorn Sangnimnuan said the company was conducting a feasibility study to expand refinery output by 10% to 110,000 barrels per day and to upgrade […]

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New Srisoonthorn Bridge finally opens in Phuket, Thailand

The new Srisoonthorn Bridge linking Phuket to mainland Thailand and Phang Nga Province is open. To mark the event, Phuket Highways Chief made the first trip across. The new Srisoonthorn Bridge which links Phuket Island to Phang Nga Province and mainland Thailand has finally opened to traffic. The bridge was scheduled to open at the […]

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Larsen & Toubro gets $889 million for hydrocarbon projects in UAE, Thailand

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged three international orders totalling $889 million for hydrocarbon projects, the $11.7-billion engineering conglomerate said on Sunday. “Pipeline for hydrocarbon projects is largely good. Energy sector has picked up in the Gulf and we are bidding for a number of tenders in UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia,” Krishnamurthi Venkataramanan, […]

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Dow invests in solar film plant in Rayong

Dow Chemical Company will more than triple capacity for its “Enlight” polyolefin encapsulant films used in photovoltaic modules, with the construction of two plants including one in Thailand in 2012. The Thai plant will be located in Map Ta Phut, Rayong. Introduced in 2010, the films help improve the reliability and performance of finished photovoltaic […]

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Indorama building fibre, yarn recycling plant in Nakhon Pathom

The Nation (Thailand) The facility, which will be the largest of its kind in Thailand, is expected to be operational in 2013. While declining to disclose the investment cost of the plant, the company said yesterday that it would have an annual recycling capacity of about 30,000 tonnes. “We have already started the construction of […]

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Thailand’s Highways Dept wants to build five motorways

The Highways Department will propose to the new government the construction of five motorways at a cost of Bt180 billion. The department’s director-general Veera Ruengsooksriwong said yesterday that the new inter-provincial motorways would cover a distance of 700 kilometres. Initially the target completion date was 2017, but given the heavy investment required, that target has […]

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