Category: Construction News

Thailand’s Council of Engineers want erection of construction cranes regulated 29 January 2019 The Council of Engineers wants it made mandatory to get permission before erecting a crane at a construction site in the wake of the accident on Rama III Road in Bangkok in which five workers were killed. At present, there was no […]

Egat to float solar panels at Thailand’s dams Five spots picked for pilot scheme 30 January 2019 The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will start installation of floating solar panels in April at five hydropower plants in five provinces. The project was approved by the National Energy Policy Council last Thursday. Chatchai Mawong, […]

Airports of Thailand sets February date for decision on second terminal 31 January 2019 Airports of Thailand (AoT) Plc will decide on 20th February 2019 whether to press ahead with the construction of a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, its president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said on Wednesday. The shelved 42-billion-baht terminal project has attracted fierce criticism […]

Thai Industry Ministry bans steel plant expansion Draft regulation already approved 31 January 2019 Steel plant expansion and construction of steel bar plants will be banned for the next five years in Thailand to reduce the domestic surplus, according to an Industry Ministry draft regulation the cabinet approved on Tuesday. Thailand’s steelmakers produce 9 million […]

Thailand’s Pattaya city faces an oversupply of condominium units 25 January 2019 THAILAND’S resort city of Pattaya has been highlighted as one of the country’s most attractive places for high-end properties, but a renowned consultant has warned that an excessive supply of homes could put the market in troubled waters. Last year, Pattaya saw 10,239 […]

Malaysia, Thailand agree to expedite Friendship Bridges project 24 January 2019A joint technical committee meeting to discuss in detail the proposed construction of the two Friendship Bridges between Malaysia and Thailand will be held in Kuala Lumpur in March. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is on a two-day […]

Thailand’s 20-year National power generation plan revealed NNT – The latest meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has approved the 2018-2037 national power generation plan, in accordance with the 20-year national strategy. Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan, noted that the average selling price within the 20-year period of this plan is in the range […]

Germans tower in Thailand The 270MW Theparak wind farm is due online in March 2019 22 January 2019 German contractor Max Bogl has produced towers for the Theparak wind farm in Thailand. The 90 hybrid towers supplied for the 270MW facility in central Thailand have been assembled in Max Bogl’s ‘mobile fabrication’ plant in Huai […]