Laos News
Mukdahan airport study to cost Bt6 million The Airports Department will spend Bt6 million to conduct a feasibility study for building an international airport in the northeastern province of Mukdahan. If built, the new Mukdahan airport would become Thailand’s 30th international airport, said Darun Saengchai, department director-general. Planning for a feasibility study began after Transport […]
Continue ReadingPoyry wins contract for work on 54-MW Nam Kong 3 hydro plant in Laos 9 July 2018 Consulting and engineering company Poyry has won a contract for work on a 54 MW hydropower plant which is under construction in Laos. The Nam Kong 3 plant will be located in Attapue and is being built by […]
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Piers of China-Laos railway bridge rise above Mekong River 10 July 2018 The China Railway No.8 Engineering Group (CREC-8), in charge of the construction of the third section of the China-Laos Railway, said on Tuesday that it has built all the piers of the Ban Ladhan railway bridge over Mekong River above the flood level. […]
Continue ReadingPöyry awarded with owner’s engineering services assignment for Nam Kong 3 Hydro Power Plant in Laos 9 July 2018 The Chaleun Sekong Energy Co Ltd (CSE) has awarded Pöyry with the owner’s engineering services assignment for the Nam Kong 3 Hydro Power Plant (NK3 HPP) project located in Attapue, Laos. The 54 MW green fields […]
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Chinese engineering firm completes main construction work of Laos’ longest bridge 15 June 2018 China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) has completed the main construction work of the longest bridge along the China-Laos railway which is also the longest-ever bridge in Laos. Zeng Fanbing, the superintendent from the CREC-2 in charge of the construction […]
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Proposed Lao dam ‘a threat to Thailand’ 16 June 2018 Critics worry about the impact on northeast from Mekong projects. A NEW HYDROPOWER dam project on the mainstream Mekong River in Laos has been proposed to the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS), despite concerns over transboundary environmental impacts from the dam and ineffectiveness of the […]
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Thai energy review could lead to suspension of Mekong dam Will the delay to the Pak Beng dam in Laos on the Mekong trigger a wider review of hydropower plans on the river? 14 June 2018 A major energy review by Thailand has delayed the launch of a controversial dam on the Mekong. This could […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of Thai-Chinese high-speed rail to start fully next year: Thai official 2 June 2018 The construction of a Thai-Chinese high-speed rail between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima in northeastern Thailand is expected to get fully started early next year, following biddings later this year, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on Friday. Arkhom, who co-chaired the […]
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Thai firm signs Laos power deal Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company Limited (Ratch) is ready for expansion into the 340 megawatt (MW) Xekong hydroelectric power project in Laos in a joint investment with the government in Vientiane. Kijja Sripatthangkura, Ratch CEO, said that the company is pursuing an 850 MW goal for 2018 with […]
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Siemens plans high efficiency power plants in Thailand GERMAN technology powerhouse Siemens, which has been involved in power generation in the Thai market for nearly 40 years, sees high-efficiency power plants as the trend for the country’s energy sector, which could lower electricity price and also be environmentally friendly. “Our global base is trying to […]
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