Two subsidiaries of Bouygues Construction have signed a US$50m (£33m) contract for the design, construction and maintenance of three photovoltaic power plants in the Tak and Sukhothai provinces of north-east Thailand. Bouygues Thai and Bouygues Energies & Services are carrying out the work for solar energy producer Soleq Solar Thailand. In total, the three solar farms […]
Continue ReadingAn elegant cemetery in strife-torn southeast Myanmar has long stood as a lonely testament to the fate of thousands of prisoners of war who died building Japan’s “Death Railway”. As the fast-changing nation now opens to the world, a reformist regime is considering rebuilding a stretch of the notorious World War II track to attract […]
Continue Reading3 roads to be funded by 2 trillion transport loan The government has prioritised the construction of five inter-provincial motorways, which will cost 267 billion baht and span a combined length of 705 kilometres. The construction of the motorways is expected to be completed by 2020. The projects are among 13 motorways nationwide to be […]
Continue ReadingC&G Environmental Protection Holdings will invest Bt900 million in its first waste-to-energy plant in Bangkok that can reduce waste by 500 tonnes a day while producing 9.8 megawatts. Headquartered in Hong Kong and listed on the Singapore main board in April 2005, C&G is a leading waste-to-energy investor and operator in China. C&G invests in, […]
Continue ReadingThe Asian Development Bank has announced it will make US$85 million available for the construction of three photovoltaic projects in Thailand, worth 57 MW. The plants, to be located in Thailand’s Nakhonpathom and Suphanburi provinces, will be developed under the country’s very small power producer program. The generated electricity is expected to be sold to Provincial […]
Continue ReadingNotice each of the sections already has electric and water pipes installed and were tested for accuracy all prior to them leaving the factory. The “sections” formed and pre-tested at the factory, snug together like Lego building blocks. Look at the earthquake resistance level. Watch the time-lag video of the construction at: https://www.youtube.com/embed/GVUsIlwWWM8?rel=0
Continue ReadingBina Puri Holdings Bhd has bagged a RM80.88 million contract from Thai Consumer Distribution Centre Co Ltd to build a warehouse distribution centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Bina Puri, via its unit Bina Puri (Thailand) Ltd, received a letter of award on March 27, 2013 for the purpose. The construction period will take 14 months. “With the award, […]
Continue ReadingThe budget for the construction of the project was set at US$8 billion. But two years have been passed and the project has used only US$52 million, the source said. The project, implemented by Italian-Thai Development (IDP) has been importing construction tools and machinery since January 2011. Although the company has spent on tools and […]
Continue ReadingThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $85 million (Bt1.65 billion) for the construction of Solarco’s three solar power plants in the central part of Thailand. Solarco is a special-purpose company owned by Yanhee EGCO Holding, a subsidiary of Electricity Generating Plc, the country’s first independent power producer and currently the second large private power […]
Continue ReadingBig roles for MRTA, SRT in expansion drive The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) are tasked with implementing multiple rail and mass-transit projects under the Bt2-trillion state borrowing programme. The government is awaiting parliamentary approval for its proposed legislation to borrow the massive amount. According to Yongsit […]
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