OSAKA, Japan—Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. plans to build a facility in Thailand to manufacture and sell insulated panels and component liquid for rigid polyurethane. Toyo said it will invest about $2 million in the company, which will be called Toyo Soflan Wiz (Thailand) Co. Ltd. Construction on the 29,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will be […]
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CBD Energy Limited today announced an agreement with Environmental Engineering Group Thailand (EEG) to construct a 64MW solar park with a projected development cost of approximately $112,000,000. The project is supported by a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Thai Provincial Electricity Authority. CBDE estimates it will earn pre-tax profit of $6,080,000 from the project’s […]
Continue ReadingKYOTO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SPCG Public Company Limited (SET:SPCG) and Kyocera Corporation (KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced the full operational launch of one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar power projects. Since 2010, 35 “solar farms” totaling approximately 257 megawatts (MW) have been constructed under the project, and connected to the utility grid in Northeastern Thailand. A ceremony held […]
Continue ReadingSA KEO, 26 July 2014 (NNT) — Thai representatives have joined in a foundation stone laying ceremony held in Cambodia, setting the wheels in motion for the construction of railway linking the two countries together. The Klong Luek – Poypethe railway, now under construction, will link Cambodia’s Bantey Meanchey province to Thailand’s Sa Keo, 176 […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has signed deals with ABB, for the supply of a high-voltage power transformer and improvement of the transmission grid in the East. The deals are worth Bt819.6 million.The 500-kilovolt transformer will support the transmission of electricity from two hydropower projects in Laos – Nam Ngum 3 and Nam […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, 21 July 2014 (NNT) -The Permanent Secretary for Transport has estimated that the Bangkok Bus Terminal can be moved from the current location in Paholyothin district by 2017, to free up space for the construction of the SRT Red Line suburban railway system from Bang Sue to Rangsit. Soithip Traisuth, permanent secretary for Transport, […]
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — POSCO Engineering & Construction (CEO: Tae-Hyun Hwang) announced on July 9 that it held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a hydroelectric power plant in the Phonhong District, 90 kilometers north of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. POSCO E&C Begins Construction of Nam Lik1 Hydroelectric Power Plant in […]
Continue ReadingThe Blue Circle, a renewable energy developer operating in the Mekong region (Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia) and based in Singapore, announced a partnership with Annex Power, a leading renewable energy group in Southeast Asia, to jointly develop wind power plants in Thailand. Annex Power, based in Bangkok, is a preeminent renewable energy Engineering, Procurement and […]
Continue ReadingCountry Group Development (CGD) PCL recently held a foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of its mixed-use property, Landmark Waterfront, at its site located on Charoenkrung Road in the Sathorn district of Bangkok. The merit making and stone laying ceremony succeeded the THB 11.6 billion financial framework agreement made with China’s EXIM Bank, funding […]
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, July 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The owners of a property development that aims to be an iconic symbol of national pride for Thailand and represents the largest investment ever made by the private sector in a property endeavour in the country, today, presented the first details of the mega-development’s key components and announced that […]
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