Category: Construction News

Dusit International and Silpakorn University to preserve heritage of Dusit Thani Bangkok 27 November 2018 Unique project to preserve the rich architectural and artistic heritage of Dusit Thani Bangkok Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has partnered with Silpakorn University to launch a unique project to preserve the rich architectural […]

Thailand’s Gulf Energy and Mitsui to start working on 2.5GW combined-cycle power plant 14 November 2018 About $1.5b will be invested in the project. Thailand’s energy producer Gulf Energy Development (Gulf) and the Public Japanese conglomerate Mitsui have agreed to start works on the 2,500MW Chonburi combined-cycle (CCGT) power plant in the Chonburi province of […]

GULF successfully signs a long-term loan agreement on GSRC power project 9 November 2018 Gulf GSRC power project, operated by Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited or GULF, has successfully secured debt financing and has entered into financing agreements to obtain long-term loan facilities. GSRC power project, the first of the IPP projects, has successfully […]

New passenger terminal and facilities launched Krabi International Airport 23 November 2018 The Minister of Transportation has officially launched a new terminal at the Krabi International Airport this week. Transport Minister Arkom Termpittayapaisith officially officiated at the launch of the new passenger terminal at the airport yesterday. New common-use check-in counters were also launched at […]

New Suvarnabhumi airport second terminal on hold     22 November 2018 The AoT (Airports of Thailand) has put the new second terminal plans on hold awaiting reports and opinions from stakeholders and even the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Two key organisations have been fierce critics of the new terminal, well overdue to help take the load […]

State Railways of Thailand to seek approval for three extensions of Red Line 22 November 2018 The State Railways of Thailand (SRT) will propose to the Transport Ministry for extensions of the three routes of the suburban Red Line train estimated to cost a total of 24 billion baht. The three routes are: Rangsit-Thammasat University […]

Eighteen companies pick up bid docs for Map Ta Phut port (Phase 3) 23 November 2018 [Picture from Bangkok Post website] Eighteen Thai and foreign firms have shown interest in buying the term of reference for the development of Map Ta Phut port (Phase 3), Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand ( IEAT)’s governor Somchint Pilouk […]