Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s State Railway seeks 50 billion baht for Khon Kaen to Nong Khai double-track railway and expansion of Red Line electric train routes Thailand’s State Railway (SRT) is planning to request Cabinet approval for a funding amount exceeding 50 billion baht. This hefty sum is aimed at financing the construction of a double-track railway stretch […]

Video of new shuttle train (Automated People Mover) journey at Suvarnabhumi Airport’s new SAT-1 Terminal Video of the full journey in the new shuttle train (Automated People Mover) at Suvarnabhumi Airport. It goes between Main Terminal Building Station and SAT-1 Station. There are six two-car units running on four parallel tracks. Each APM can transport […]

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 […]