Approved as demand surges requires reserve of no less than 15 per cent of peak usage The National Energy Policy Council yesterday approved the third revision of the country’s 2010 power development plan (PDP) in response to a rise in demand for electricity driven by the government’s policy to pursue major infrastructure projects such as […]
Continue ReadingThe natural gas plant will replace an existing 824-MW plant that will be phased out in 2016, according to president Sahust Pratuknukul. Construction is set to begin in mid-2013 and finish by mid-2016. The company expects the Khanom power plant to make a profit of at least 500 million baht a year once operational. Mr […]
Continue ReadingThe Vietnam Electricity Corporation on June 8 signed an Engineering-Procurement- Construction (EPC) contract with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for a seaport for Duyen Hai Thermo Power Centre. The contract, which is valued at almost 181 million USD including insurance premium, consists of the building of two wharfs capable of handling coal ships with tonnage […]
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Continue ReadingHaving a mortgage, owning a ‘best’ crockery set and being able to bleed a radiator are just some of the signs of being a grown up a new study suggests. The findings emerged from a study of 2,000 people to uncover the 50 things which show you have become a fully-fledged adult. Key signs of adulthood are […]
Continue ReadingAmata B Grimm Power Group has signed a 10-year agreement with Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand) Co to supply 40 megawatts of electricity and 28 tonnes per hour of steam to Sumitomo’s tyre factory in Amata City Industrial Estate in Rayong province. Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand) is one of the largest manufacturers of car tyres in the world, […]
Continue ReadingAirports of Thailand Plc today successfully had the consulting and management contract for the second phase development of Suvarnabhumi Airport, which would require a total investment of Bt62.5 billion. AOT President Aniruth Thanomkulabutr said after the contract signing with EPM Consortium that upon completion in 2017, the expanded Suvarnahbumi Airport will be able to accommodate […]
Continue ReadingSuvarnabhumi airport’s long-delayed 62.5-billion-baht expansion took its first step forward yesterday with the appointment of a consultancy group commissioned to ensure that all work involved is executed accordingly. Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) awarded a 809.9-million-baht contract to the EPM Consortium as the project management consultant (PMC) for the scheme to raise the airport’s passenger-handling […]
Continue ReadingAOT AOT.BK, which runs the country’s six main airports, aims to boost capacity at Suvarnabhumi by 15 million to serve up to 60 million passengers in 2017, Anirut Thanomkulbutra told reporters. The $4 billion airport, which opened in September 2006 on what was once flooded marshland known as “cobra swamp”, is expected to serve about […]
Continue ReadingThe Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand is entering negotiations with Italian-Thai Development with a view to the company lowering the bid price for the Purple Line’s sixth contract from Bt4.14 billion. The current bid price is higher than the median price of Bt3.66 billion. Expecting negotiations to be completed in two weeks, MRTA acting […]
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