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Laos expands power grid and eyes biomass in renewable energy push Laos is looking to expand its power grid network and may use renewable energy to produce electricity, according to Xinhua News. The Laos government plans to install 54 more electricity transmission lines and build another 16 substations by 2020. Laos Minister of Energy and […]
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Construction starts on China – Laos railway LAOS: Ceremonies were held in the northern city of Luang Prabang on December 25 to mark the launch of construction of the 414·3 km rail link from the Chinese border to Vientiane. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith formally turned the first sod and struck a gong to mark the […]
Continue ReadingLaos-Thailand rail link to reach central Vientiane The second phase of the Laos-Thailand railway, which will extend the line from the suburbs of Vientiane to its centre, is set to resume after the project was suspended in 2011. The 7.5km line will link the track from the outlying Thanalaeng railway station in Hadxaifong district to […]
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Egco kicks off latest wind farm – Chaiyaphum plant to supply national grid SET-listed Electricity Generating Plc (Egco) said its latest 80-megawatt wind farm in Chaiyaphum province has started commercial operation, helping to generate more revenue for the company as well as support renewable energy. President and chief executive Chanin Chaonirattisai said the power plant […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of Laos-China railway to begin in December Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will officially launch the construction for the Laos-China railway at a ceremony on Dec. 25, a local official told the media. The launching ceremony for the railway, scheduled for Dec. 25, will be held at the end of the new Mekong Bridge […]
Continue ReadingConstruction of Laos-China railway to Begin Early Next Year Lao authorities have confirmed that the construction of the Laos-China railway project will be officially launched in February 2017 and completed by 2021. The first phase of the project will stretch over 52 kilometers from the Lao-Chinese border to Namor district in Oudomxay Province, out of […]
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InterContinental Vientiane to become one city’s largest hotels when it opens in 2021 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has revealed plans to launch the first InterContinental hotel in Laos. Set to open in 2021, the new-build InterContinental Vientiane will become the company’s second hotel in Southeast Asian country, following the existing Crowne Plaza Vientiane. It will […]
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Laos upgrades Wattay International Airport A terminal expansion project at Wattaya International Airport should be completed by 2018. Project supervisor, Sengsangoun Chanthavong, said the project under the Official Development Assistance of the Japan was worth 7.5 billion yen (over USD60 million). The project began in December, last year and is now due for completion in […]
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Introducing Concrete Canvas to the Thai & Laos Markets Concrete Canvas (CC) is part of a revolutionary new class of construction materials called Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats (GCCM’s). It is a flexible, concrete impregnated fabric that hardens on hydration to form a thin, durable, water proof and fire resistant concrete layer. Essentially, it’s concrete on […]
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Thailand to replace generating units at Mae Moh coal power plant A consortium of Japanese trading house Marubeni and French heavy electric machinery maker Alstom is building new generating units at the Mae Moh power plant in Thailand. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand will successively replace power-generating units at its lignite-fired plant in Mae Moh, […]
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