Laos News
Egat International Co, the wholly owned investment arm of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), is further extending its power plant expansion in neighbouring countries with an aim to raise capacity to 8,300 megawatts. Established in 2006, Egat International’s sole venture is the Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant in Laos. That project, in which […]
Continue ReadingEgat International Co, the wholly owned investment arm of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), is further extending its power plant expansion in neighbouring countries with an aim to raise capacity to 8,300 megawatts. Established in 2006, Egat International’s sole venture is the Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant in Laos. That project, in which […]
Continue ReadingRatchaburi Electricity Generating Holding (RATCH) is conducting a feasibility study to invest in a 1,800-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong, western Cambodia, after the project was frozen during the conflict between the two countries, said chief executive officer Noppol Milinthanggoon. Meanwhile, the company is still hopeful that the coal-fired-power-plant project in Burma’s Dawei on […]
Continue ReadingExperts are proposing a new highway linking Ratchaburi and Kamphaeng Phet provinces, western and eastern floodways, a new economic zone and an outer ring road for eastern Bangkok as solutions to flooding problems. The Strategic Committee for Reconstruction and Future Development (SCRF), chaired by Virabongsa Ramangkura, plans to seek a new economic zone for relocation […]
Continue ReadingExperts are proposing a new highway linking Ratchaburi and Kamphaeng Phet provinces, western and eastern floodways, a new economic zone and an outer ring road for eastern Bangkok as solutions to flooding problems. The Strategic Committee for Reconstruction and Future Development (SCRF), chaired by Virabongsa Ramangkura, plans to seek a new economic zone for relocation […]
Continue ReadingDisassembly of the first ever TBM to be used in Laos is nearly complete following the November 2010 breakthrough of CMC di Ravenna’s 7.6m diameter Robbins Single Shield machine used to construct the 5.5km long headrace tunnel for the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project on the Nam Theun River. The machine broke through on November 21 […]
Continue ReadingIt is just over a year since we launched Thailand Construction News website, and in that time we have brought to your attention more than one thousand (+1000) news stories. You might be interested to know that the following news stories are Thailand Construction News most popular news stories of the past year nos. 1-10. […]
Continue ReadingA Thai company, Hydrotek, an engineering firm, says it is planning to enter the water-management business in Burma, which is underdeveloped and will grow in the near future. Chief executive officer Slib Soongswang told The Nation newspaper in Bangkok the company will focus on Burma and Laos, because they are similar to Thailand 30 years […]
Continue ReadingConstruction on a bridge spanning the Mekong River between Laos and Thailand has been delayed by more than six months due to financial shortfalls, media reports said Wednesday. The 480-metre bridge between between Bokeo province, Laos, and Chiang Rai, Thailand, was initially scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. ‘The work has been […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is proceeding with its 40-billion-baht expansion plan aimed at securing Thailand’s power supply. Governor Sutat Patmasiriwat said the state utility would build the plants on the premises of its existing power plants at Chana (Chana Unit 2) in Songkhla province and Wang Noi in Ayutthaya. The two plants […]
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