Author: Peter Carlisle

Structures to be cleared to build high speed rails   The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will stop leasing areas along tracks across the country as they will need to be preserved for the construction of high-speed and double track railways. Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt has ordered the SRT not to sign any future leases […]

Bombardier Transportation has agreed with Kasetsart University to provide rail engineering expertise to students and instructors for the next five years. Bombardier has a large presence in Thailand. Its signalling engineering centre in Bangkok employs over 300 people, supporting local rail operators and executing key global projects. Experts from Bombardier will deliver lectures on advanced […]

German photovoltaic developer juwi has announced that is has begun construction on a project that will see five solar parks, with a combined capacity of 48 MW, developed in Thailand. The power power plants will be equipped to deal with floods, such as those that took place in Thailand in 2011. Being an archipelago, the nation […]

The president of Buriram United, dubbed ‘Thunder castle’, has contacted Hermann Tilke, the founder of Tilke Engineers & Architects that has built dozens of racetracks worldwide and renovated several others, to discuss the planned construction, Thai Rath reported, quoting a source at the club. The source said Mr Newin, besides being a football lover, was […]

French conglomerate Alstom will install seven gas-insulated substation (GIS) bays for the Vibhavadi extension project in southern Thailand. Under the €4m contract, the company will provide services to Sri U Thong, while the end customer is Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), an energy distributor serving Bangkok area. Alstom will supply and supervise the installation of five […]

$336m project launches as China replaces Malaysia as top tourist source Thailand’s largest retail conglomerate hopes to attract more high-end Chinese tourists with a new luxurious shopping mall, following an upsurge in visitors over the past year and even greater numbers expected this year. Central Embassy, a 10 billion-baht ($336 million) project in the heart of […]

Linde Thailand Public Company Limited (Linde Thailand), a member of The Linde Group, announced that it will invest about Bt 500 million (about EUR 12 million) to install a new merchant carbon dioxide plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong. Managing Director of Linde Thailand, Mr Keerin Chutumstid said, “We continue to see rising demand from […]

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) yesterday signed a multi-billion-baht contract for the construction of a new railway terminus and depot in Bang Sue. The project is expected to be completed in two and a half years. Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Pcl and Unique Engineering and Construction Pcl were contracted to build the Bang Sue […]

The first contract involves the construction of the Bang Sue central terminal and a maintenance facility. The contract, worth 29 billion baht, has been awarded to SU Joint Venture, comprising Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc and Unique Engineering and Construction Plc. The second is for the construction of rail tracks and train stations. Italian-Thai Development […]