Laos News
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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CH Karnchang bets on infrastructure 28 April 2018 CONSTRUCTION firm CH Karnchang Plc aims to secure at least a quarter of the contracts expected to be put to bids this year under the government’s plans for infrastructure projects, chief executive officer Supamas Trivisvavet said yesterday. “With the total value of the projects at Bt2.39 trillion, […]
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Big push for renewable energy as companies plan to invest more than Bt130 billion this year ENERGY and non-energy firms are planning investments of more than Bt130 billion in renewable energy this year, both at home and abroad, confident of strong growth in global demand for alternative energy. Bangchak Corporation Plc has set aside an […]
Continue ReadingB Grimm set for largest solar plant in Asean B GRIMM Power Plc has taken another step towards internationalisation, expanding its power generation and distribution business in CLMV. By the end of April, B Grimm will achieve its next milestone in concluding its joint venture agreement with Xuan Cau Co Ltd to construct what is […]
Continue ReadingDawei road loan nears Neda close to backing Myanmar link The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda) is about to approve a long-awaited road construction project linking Thailand and the Dawei deep-sea port in Myanmar. The move came after the Myanmar government finally approved borrowing of up to 4.5 billion baht in credit facility […]
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Solar Projects Increase in the Mekong River Area Solar and wind power projects are increasing in the area around the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. One energy expert said that the developments call into question the financial viability of major hydo-electric dams in the area. Brian Eyler is Director of the Stimson Center’s Southeast Asia […]
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Kingsmen on the lookout in region KINGSMEN CMTI Plc, a Thai-based provider of “one-stop services” in design and construction for retail and corporate interiors and exhibitions for the events industry, will open an office in Phnom Penh as it deepens a push into neighbouring countries this year. Pravit Sribanditmongkol, managing director of Kingsmen CMTI Plc, […]
Continue ReadingThailand, Myanmar to open Friendship Bridge 2 in May 2018 The Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 is expected to open in May to facilitate cross-border transport of goods over the Thaungyin River in Myawady, Kayin State, Deputy Minister for Construction U Kyaw Lin said. U Kyaw Lin told the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (parliament) on Monday that Thailand […]
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Environmentalists Take on China’s Infrastructure Projects in Southeast Asia Rural communities in Thailand have been challenging Chinese companies with street protests, court petitions, and occasionally sorcery, to block environmentally-damaging projects in their back yards — and their call to action is being taken up across mainland Southeast Asia. Grassroots activists in the northern province of […]
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