Samsung Engineering’s PTT Gas Separation Plant #6 Project in Thailand Receives Award

– Team overcomes challenges to complete world’s largest gas separation plant on time and under budget – PMI President and CEO Mark A. Langley formally presented Project Management Institute’s PMI(R) Distinguished Project Award to Park Ki-Seok, Samsung Engineering president and CEO, at an official ceremony today. Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd (SECL) is one of the […]

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Thai Govt urged to build Baht200bn flood tunnel

The Thailand Underground and Tunnelling Group has suggested the government invest around 200 billion baht to build a 100km-long tunnel under the eastern section of the outer ring road to prevent future flooding in and around the capital. Suchatvee Suwansawat, TUTG chairman, yesterday said the proposed tunnel should be built from Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya […]

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New 750 MW gas-fired power plant to spur development in Viet Nam

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $309.89 million for a new 750 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Viet Nam that will provide critically needed electricity to the country’s energy-starved south. “Viet Nam’s power consumption has been growing 15% a year over the past decade, and will continue rising at a […]

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Construction works begin for Laos'Hongsa Power Plant

Construction began on a US$3.7 billion lignite power plant that is to become Laos’ largest electricity generator upon startup in 2016. The Hongsa Power Co – a 40-40-20 joint venture among Thailand’s Banpu Power Ltd, Ratchburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc and Lao Holding State Enterprise – broke ground on the project last week, the Vientiane […]

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Construction works begin for Laos’Hongsa Power Plant

Construction began on a US$3.7 billion lignite power plant that is to become Laos’ largest electricity generator upon startup in 2016. The Hongsa Power Co – a 40-40-20 joint venture among Thailand’s Banpu Power Ltd, Ratchburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc and Lao Holding State Enterprise – broke ground on the project last week, the Vientiane […]

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AIA to invest $337 mln in Thai real estate projects

Two office buildings to be completed in 2014, 2015 – Sees growth potential in Thai insurance market AIA Group Ltd, Asia’s No.3 insurer, said on Tuesday it was investing 10.5 billion baht ($337 million) in Thailand through two large-scale real estate projects. The first real estate investment, the AIA Capital Center, is the company’s largest […]

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Ch Karnchang, the country's second-largest construction company, is ready to take on Bt50 billion to Bt60 billion worth of post-flood work.

Chief executive officer Plew Trivisvavet said yesterday that after all flood waters have been mopped up, old infrastructure such as roads would need to be repaired while new infrastructure, such as roads, buildings and flood-protection systems, would need to be constructed. The jobs will be divvied up among contractors in Thailand, including Ch Karnchang. Sufficient […]

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Ch Karnchang, the country’s second-largest construction company, is ready to take on Bt50 billion to Bt60 billion worth of post-flood work.

Chief executive officer Plew Trivisvavet said yesterday that after all flood waters have been mopped up, old infrastructure such as roads would need to be repaired while new infrastructure, such as roads, buildings and flood-protection systems, would need to be constructed. The jobs will be divvied up among contractors in Thailand, including Ch Karnchang. Sufficient […]

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J-Power: to start building Thai gas power plant by year-end

Japan’s Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) said on Monday it has obtained $1.184 billion in project financing for a gas combined cycle thermal power plant in Thailand and that it will start work on the 1,600 megawatts scheme by the end of this year. J-Power, which has developed overseas power generating projects in Thailand and […]

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