The Energy Ministry assured the Cabinet Tuesday that the gas leakage off Rayong’s coast would not lead to higher electricity bills to the public, though several power plants will need to shift to more expensive bunker oil following the suspension of the first gas transmission pipeline. Government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said that the Energy Ministry […]
Continue ReadingRetrofitted buildings more competitive New building control regulations covering retrofits to enhance earthquake preparedness will help to boost confidence among users and tenants and make the structures more competitive. Buildings erected before 2007 will be allowed to meet only those earthquake resistance standards in force at the time of construction and will not have to […]
Continue ReadingCentara Anda Dhevi Resort & Spa Krabi – Honeymoon Suite Pool Access Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced that its second property at Ao Nang in Krabi will soft-open in September. Centara Anda Dhevi Resort & Spa Krabi is a newly-built, four-star property situated in extensive grounds and spread across five low-rise buildings. Just 100 […]
Continue ReadingGrowing demand also brings about high competition The route from the Phloenchit intersection to Sukhumvit Soi 55 or Thonglor is seeing high competition among property developers as they launch condominium projects worth more than Bt100 billion, with more than 10,000 units. Since last year nearly 100 projects have been launched in the area by both […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s largest energy conglomerate PTT Public Company’s impaired natural gas pipeline from a natural gas processing platform in the Gulf of Thailand, leaking since Saturday afternoon, may affect power generation of about 3,000 megawatts, or 4-5 power plants, according to Suthat Pattamasiriwat, director of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). To tackle the problem, […]
Continue ReadingMarubeni Corporation, in partnership with Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Germany and Siemens Limited, Thailand, has jointly received letter of intent, or LOI, for awarding two simultaneous projects from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, or EGAT, for the construction of Chana Combined Cycle Power Plant Block 2 and Wang Noi Combined Cycle Power Plant Block 4. The […]
Continue ReadingTrial runs began on Thursday on the new BTS skytrain route, a 5.25km extension from Soi Onnut to Soi Bearing. The first test run was launched by Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra. The service is due to beigin operating free of charge between Aug 12 and Jan 1. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration invested more than 50 billion […]
Continue ReadingThe dispute over a coal powered plant construction project in Nakhon Si Thammarat could erupt again, after the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) took 22 provincial officers last week to study Deputy Governor Sitthipong Terdrattanapong, said the trip gave him the experience and facts on energy he wished to pass on to villagers. The […]
Continue ReadingLaos is forging ahead with construction of a controversial $3.5 billion hydropower dam in breach of an agreement to suspend the project pending approval by ministers of neighboring countries, an environmental group said on Thursday. The Lao government has already given Thai developer Ch Karnchang the go-ahead to resume work on the Xayaburi Dam, informing […]
Continue ReadingThe SET-listed property developer Eastern Star Real Estate (ESTAR) is preparing to launch two new projects worth a combined 1.5 billion baht this month. CEO Ratanachai Phatinavin said the company planned to launch four or five projects worth 4-5 billion baht per year. “We expect to clear our accumulated loss within the next two years,” […]
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