Thai developer Gunkul Engineering has secured financing to build three wind farms with a combined 170MW in Thailand. The funds will support the 60MW Wayu, 60MW Greenovation and the 50MW Korat wind projects, owner´s representative Modern Energy Management said without giving more details. The Wayu project in Nakhon Ratchasima province is expected to be completed […]
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MEM has been working with Gunkul Engineering to bring three wind power projects to financial close. Once complete, the wind farms will contribute 170MW to the grid – nearly doubling Thailand’s total wind energy capacity. Modern Energy Management (MEM), a specialist in delivering project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, has been […]
Continue ReadingThe Laos-China Railway Project is likely to bring such benefits to the Lao PDR as strong economic infrastructure, the achievement of cooperation and connectivity strategies, increased foreign investment, and reduced production costs, a recently released report prepared by Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transports said. The Laos-China Railway Project will ensure that the Lao […]
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Held alongside Asian Construction Week, from 21-23 September, more than 25,000 square metres of the newest innovative products will be showcased at Concrete Asia this year Concrete Asia 2016 is an international exhibition and conference for concrete and building construction professionals with a focus on the industry’s latest technologies and techniques. Held alongside Asian Construction […]
Continue ReadingAFTER A LONG DELAY, the Sino-Thai high-speed railroad scheme looks set to shift into gear by year-end with Thailand funding all of the civil engineering work. The Cabinet yesterday gave the nod to a framework of cooperation between the Thai and Chinese governments to develop high-speed railways from Map Ta Phut to Nong Khai and […]
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MahaNakhon, the 77-story skyscraper that is the newest holder of the title of ‘Thailand’s tallest building,’ hosts a light show next week to celebrate its completion. MahaNakhon, a mixed-use tower in Chong Nonsi, rises 314 meters into Bangkok’s sky. It has 77 floors and exceeds Baiyok II Tower, the formerly tallest building, by 10 meters. […]
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Developer Bo San had already sold all the units in his 12-story high-rise in Yangon when he was forced to halt construction. Three months later he faces the task of having to remove two floors to comply with new height regulations, at a cost of about US$8 million. Since May, the regional government of Aung […]
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Ministry of Electricity and Energy has received six tender applications for the construction of a 300-megawatt power plant, according to Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise. The applications came from: a consortium of Maxpower Myanmar Pte Ltd, LNG Link Pte Ltd, Consultant International Company Pte Ltd, SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation, a joint venture between Indonesia, Singapore […]
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PEA ENCOM International, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in charge of renewable-energy and energy-saving business, is considering setting up its own manufacturing facilities for LED lighting products and solar panels at a total cost of between Bt300 million and Bt500 million, for the domestic market and export to neighbouring markets. […]
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Thai Oil PCL has let a contract to Amec Foster Wheeler PLC to provide services for a project that will expand crude oil processing capacity and improve fuel production at the 275,000-b/sd Sriracha refinery, near Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi, Thailand. Amec Foster Wheeler will deliver front-end engineering and design on Thai Oil’s proposed Clean […]
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