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Vietnam May Back Off From Coal-Fired Power Plants It’s becoming harder to finance projects as banks avoid coal Falling cost of renewables is reducing coal’s price advantage Vietnam may scale back a plan to boost coal’s role in its power generation as financial restrictions and local environmental concerns make it more difficult to build plants. […]
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BPP Vinh Chau commences construction of wind power plant in Vinh Chau, in Vietnam’s Soc Trang province BPP Vinh Chau (BPPVC), a subsidiary of Banpu Power of Thailand, began construction of a wind energy plant in the city of Vinh Chau, in the Vietnamese province of Soc Trang. The first phase of the wind farm […]
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Thailand’s Charoen Energy and Water Asia Company Plans to Build Phoug noi dam on Mekong River south of Pakse in Laos A Thai hydropower company has plans to build what would be Laos’ sixth large-scale Mekong river dam, the latest cog in Laos’ ambitious plan to become the “battery of Southeast Asia.” FACT-SHEET OF […]
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Laos’ Luang Namtha to Become New Regional Transport Hub with investment in a dry port Laos’s northern province of Luang Namtha is poised to become a regional transport hub with investment in a dry port, leveraging its strategic location. The province is expected to serve as a prime site for an international trade center for […]
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Global Power Synergy To Build Battery Plant In Thailand For 24M Semi-Solid technology The facility is expected to begin commercial operation before the end of 2020 GPSC has signed a contract with Thai Takasago Co., Ltd., Japanese Construction Company, to develop the first semi solid lithium ion battery plant in Thailand on 12-rai land plot […]
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Thailand’s solar farm developer Prime Road Power targets 1,000MW output by 2023 Prime Road Power Plc is gearing up renewable power projects in Asia with a power generation target of 1,000 megawatts by 2023. Chairman Somprasong Panjalak said Prime is keen to develop renewable power projects in Thailand and plans to participate in the Energy […]
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Inside Electricité du Cambodge’s 2.4GW cross-border deals with Laos The massive deals faced technical risks as the two coal plants involved were minemouth projects. The dry months between October and April regularly paralyse Cambodia’s power generation capacity from its major electricity resource – hydropower. The Kingdom has been urgently securing electricity from other sources such […]
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Cambodia-Thailand cross-border railway expected to start operation in March 2020 Railway authorities of Cambodia and Thailand set to meet on February 14 for final discussions on cross-border rail transportation between the nations. The two countries’ agreement on cross-border railway was signed last April, but yet to be implemented, Ly Borin, under-secretary of state of the […]
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Thailand’s Gunkul Engineering Plc expects 2020 revenue to grow by 25% 11 February 2020 Gunkul Engineering Plc expects 2020 revenue to grow by 25%, thanks to new turnkey projects and recurring income from power projects. Chief executive Sopacha Dhumrongpiyawut said 2020 should mark a fifth year in a row of growth, driven by turnkey projects, […]
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BCPG assumes Nam San 3B Power in $113m deal for hydropower plant and transmission line system in Laos BCPG Plc, the renewable power arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, has taken over Nam San 3B Power Sole Co, operating a hydropower plant and transmission line system in Laos in a deal worth US$113 million (3.45 billion […]
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