Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Land bridge megaproject to connect the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand still on the burner Bangkok Post Special report: Transport minister denies halting one-trillion-baht ‘connectivity’ project in the south Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has denied putting the brakes on the southern land bridge megaproject worth an estimated 1 trillion baht, though he […]

‘Listen to the people’ – Thai PM’s push for water mega-projects triggers flood of concern Concerned Thais and environmentalists have expressed alarm at Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s support for a 2.2-trillion-baht water management project on the Mekong, Chi and Mun rivers. “I hope the prime minister will not rush to give the project a green […]

Land bridge megaproject in southern Thailand is reassessed Environmental impact studied for zombie scheme in effort to hike trade The government is conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a land bridge megaproject in southern Thailand as it contemplates a massive new boost for the Thai economy in the future, says the Industry Ministry. The […]

AFRY gets job on 30-MW expansion of Thai floating solar site Swedish energy and infrastructure consultancy AFRY (STO:AFRY) has secured an engineering service contract for the planned expansion of an existing 60-MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) site in eastern Thailand. The new owner’s engineering service assignment was awarded by National Power Supply Public Co Ltd […]

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, ‘expresses interest’ in Thailand US-based BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset management company, expressed interest in expanding its business in Thailand and investing in clean energy and the Thai Government’s Sustainability Linked Bonds during a meeting with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The prospect of BlackRock, which has total […]

Airports of Thailand’s 70-billion baht plan for new airport in Phang Nga province takes off Airports of Thailand (AoT) is progressing with a 70 billion baht plan to construct an airport in Phang Nga, located north of Phuket, to cater to the growing tourist influx to the Andaman region. This information was shared by AoT […]

Expressway Authority of Thailand to propose four expressway projects Total budget of B90bn set for proposed new routes in Bangkok and Phuket The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) will propose four expressway projects worth 8 billion baht to the cabinet by the end of this year, according to governor Surachet Laophulsuk. All told, he said, […]