An international consortium headed by one of China’s biggest conglomerates has been awarded the project to develop the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone in Rakhine State, reports said last week. The decision to award the bid to build and operate an industrial park and a deep-sea port at the SEZ was announced on December 31 by […]
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The Orange Line is a proposed rapid transit system that will connect the Thailand Cultural Centre in Huai Khwang district to Min Buri district in eastern Bangkok. The 21.2km electric railway line will include a 12km underground section and a 9km elevated section, and will serve approximately 114,000 passengers a day. A planned second phase […]
Continue ReadingDESPITE world oil prices tumbling to 11-years lows, Thai electricity rates are returning to an uptrend, said Viraphol Jirapraditkul, a member of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). After announcing last month a cut of 1.57 satang per kilowatt-hour on electricity tariffs nationwide from January to April, he said the next four-month period would probably see […]
Continue ReadingPlans for a fifth bridge connecting Thailand and Laos across the Mekong River is underway with blueprints being examined by the Lao government, a provincial official said on Tuesday. Connecting the Thai province of Loei with Vientiane Province in Laos, the bridge is set to see the status of an existing border crossing upgraded to […]
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Thirteen workers were injured and one was missing after a large crane being used in the construction of a bridge across the Chao Phraya river collapsed on Tuesday. The accident occurred about 11am during construction of an 800-metre bridge across the Chao Phraya river between tambon Ko Rian and tambon Samphao Lom in Phra Nakhon […]
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The Steel Plc (THE), an SET-listed rolled steel maker, plans to diversify into power generation to ensure a long-term revenue stream as the steel industry struggles. The company will acquire two gas-fired power plants via a subsidiary, The Siam Power, in which The Steel Plc owns 70% and other investors the rest, said chief executive […]
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Traffic chaos will get worse, Chartchai says This year, people in Bangkok and its outskirts will enjoy riding on the Purple Line electric trains running from Nonthaburi’s Bang Yai district to Bang Sue district in Bangkok. But the bad news is traffic chaos is expected to intensify as the construction of more rail routes gets […]
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The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand plans to invest Bt668.3 billion during 2016-2020. According to Egat Governor Soonchai Kumnoonsate, the investment is geared towards new power plants as well as an upgrade in the power grid to connect new power plants and new renewable power plants. The new power plants include the replacement of four […]
Continue ReadingGlobal construction and mining equipment manufacturer XCMG joined the official launching ceremony of the China-Thailand railway project that was held at Chiang Rak Noi Station in central Thailand’s Ayutthaya province on December 19. The high-speed railroad project spanning 845 kilometers through 10 provinces in Thailand will allow trains to operate at top speeds of 180 […]
Continue ReadingThailand signed two railway deals worth $933.2 million (33.66 billion baht) on Thursday, the transport minister said, in the latest bid by the military government to increase infrastructure investment to boost Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. The deals are among some 20 infrastructure projects worth nearly 1.8 trillion baht ($50.2 billion) and covering rail, roads, air […]
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