Category: Construction News

Bangkok’s Bueng Nong Bon drainage tunnel is 90% complete The Bangkok Governor has inspected the progress of the Bueng Nong Bon drainage tunnel that is 9km long and five meters wide. It is 90% finished and should be in service by early next year. TEAM Group’s website describes the project as follows: Construction Project of […]

Thailand’s Largest Floating PV Plant Supplied by Sungrow Comes Online Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani Sungrow, a leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has supplied both PV inverter solutions and floating solutions to Thailand’s largest hydro-floating PV plant, fuelling the national transition to a lower carbon economy, said the company in a statement. The plant, […]

Thai Solar Energy’s CEO goes Huawei at home Cathleen Maleenont has led Thai Solar Energy PCL for more than a decade, steering the company to its position at the forefront of renewables development in the Asia-Pacific region. After selecting Huawei to be its technology partner for what will be Japan’s largest solar plant, Maleenont has […]

Hua Lamphong, Bangkok’s soon-to-be-retired main train station to get a makeover The Transport Ministry is conducting a study to develop Hua Lamphong railway station and its adjoining areas for commercial purposes, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said. He said the ministry has a policy to develop the Bang Sue Grand Station into Thailand’s rail system hub, […]

TotalEnergies, one of the fastest growing providers of solar energy distributed generation in Asia TotalEnergies reaches 100 MW of on-site solar across South East Asia in around 2 years, offering its customers immediate carbon footprint reduction and around $200 million savings TotalEnergies has reached more than 100 MW of on-site solar projects including with Danone, […]

Bangkok property market to improve in 2022 claims property consultant JLL Thailand Bangkok’s residential market will improve next year as supply and demand will be more balanced, while foreign buyers, particularly Chinese, are still interested in Thai property, according to property experts. Suphin Mechuchep, chairperson of property consultant JLL Thailand, said potential future demand for […]

Thailand’s leading real estate developer Sansiri claims Boom time coming as foreigners lead real estate revival Comments by the chairman of one of Thailand’s leading real estate developers – Sansiri PLC – as reported by Bangkok Business News, represented a stark contract to the doom and gloom assessments of many people online in the wake […]

Construction of controversial Thailand’s Yuam River diversion project approved EIA reports endorsed (i) on the Mae Moh power plant project of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, (ii) the Surat Thani power plant project, (iii) the special highway project from Hat Yai district in Songkhla to the border with Malaysia and (iii) the Nam Yuan […]

Thailand completes 69 infrastructure projects, has another 65 projects under construction and 8 projects cancelled along its Eastern Economic Corridor The OTTPP said the 69 completed projects account for 41% of all infrastructure projects in EEC areas, while another 65 projects, or 39%, are under construction and 8 projects have been cancelled. Thailand’s Office of […]