Laos News
DHIPAYA INSURANCE, Thailand’s second-largest general insurance firm, plans to start operating in Cambodia next year. It will adjust its strategy to fit that market, as selling insurance in Cambodia is more challenging than in Laos, where the company began doing business last year. Managing director Somporn Suebthawilkul said the company was applying for an insurance […]
Continue ReadingMyanmar likely to join Asean Power Grid MYANMAR is likely to be the fifth Asean country to sign up for the Asean Power Grid formed by Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, energy ministers have said. “We had long discussions with our Myanmar counterparts,” said Laos Vice Minister for Energy and Mines Viraphonh Vilavong. “They are […]
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Thailand, China agree on $5 billion cost for Thailand’s high-speed rail project’s first phase China and Thailand agreed on Wednesday that the first phase of a planned high-speed railway project will cost 179 billion baht ($5.15 billion), Thailand’s transport minister said, with both countries calling for closer ties following rocky negotiations. The 873 km (542 […]
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Sino-Thai rail project put back on track – Latest talks mark milestone for venture Construction for the first phase of the Sino-Thai high-speed railway is expected to begin in the second quarter of next year as bilateral talks between the two governments are wrapping up, says Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong. “We have agreed to […]
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Laos railway construction contracts awarded Laos-China Railway Co Ltd has awarded China Railway Group subsidiaries contracts for the civil works on sections I, II and III of the Boten – Vientiane railway. The three contracts awarded to China Railway No 5 Engineering Group, China Railway International Group and China Railway No 8 Engineering Group on […]
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China Railway signs US$ 1.2 billion deal for Laos rail link China Railway Group (CRG) has signed a RMB 8.1 billion (US$ 1.2 billion) agreement to build the first three sections of the Boten-Vientiane Railway Project. When completed the 414 km line will run from Boten, on Laos’ northern border with China, to the country’s […]
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Korea Western Power to build hydroelectric power plant in Laos South Korea’s public power supplier Korea Western Power Co. announced on Sunday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a large-scale hydroelectric power plant in Laos with Thailand’s energy company CEWA. According to the MoU, the Korean company plans to invest […]
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Egat eyes floating unit, LNG project – Move set to challenge PTT’s stranglehold The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is poised to set up a new business for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and developing floating storage re-gasification units (FSRU). Saharat Boonpotipukdee, a deputy Egat governor and spokesman, said Egat has submitted a proposal […]
Continue ReadingThailand has increased its purchase of electricity from 7,000 to 9,000 megawatts from Laos this year to ensure sufficient supply and meet rising demand. A power purchasing agreement was signed on Tuesday, during Prime Minister of Thailand General Prayuth chan-Ocha’s visit to the Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, while attending the 28th and 29th […]
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S.B.Siam has supplied 23 tower cranes from Potain’s special-application, luffing jib, topless and top-slewing ranges to Thai construction firm CH. Karnchang for the construction of Xayaburi dam in Laos. The eight-year project, which now enters its second phase, is expected to boost the power supply of Laos and Thailand by 7,400GWh a year. The 820m […]
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