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Vietnam to stop licensing large-scale solar projects In a newly published policy document, Hanoi has urged regional governments and the country’s state-run utility, EVN, to suspend authorizations for new solar parks until further notice. Around 8.93 GW of utility-scale solar capacity is already approved for development in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and […]
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Northern Thailand’s Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp’s Eye in the Sky Jungle Bubbles 17 December 2019 Imagine glamping in the middle of Northern Thailand’s jungle, watching elephants from your deck at dusk and stargazing through a transparent glass roof at night. This unique, immersive experience is now a reality thanks to the “jungle bubbles” unveiled […]
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The Singapore-Kunming railway network will include three main routes from Kunming, China, to Bangkok, Thailand Location: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic of China, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Length: 6,617.5km Estimated Investment: $15bn SKRL will have a length of 6,617.5km. Credit: Classical geographer. Singapore-Kunming rail link (SKRL) is a pan-Asian high-speed railway network under development. Credit: […]
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Nexif Energy acquires 49-MW Song Giang hydropower project in Vietnam Nexif Energy said Monday it has taken a 94% stake in Song Giang Hydropower JSC, which owns a 49-MW hydropower project in the Khanh Hoa province of Vietnam, for an undisclosed amount. The project comprises the 37-MW Song Giang 2 hydropower plant, which has been […]
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Thailand’s Energy Absolute gears up to bid on Taiwanese wind power project 16 December 2019 SET-listed Energy Absolute (EA) is preparing to participate in an auction for a wind power project with a capacity of 3,000 megawatts in Taiwan next year. Amorn Sapthaweekul, EA’s deputy chief executive, said the upcoming auction is the third phase […]
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Sahakol Equipment’s Sasavat Sirison engineers a regional push After taking the family firm public, Sasavat Sirison is digging for mining opportunities throughout Asean Forty-nine years ago, Sahakol Engineer Co was just a local civil construction company run by the Sirison family. Some metropolitan and provincial roads provided the company with work to serve the government’s […]
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Ayala and Yoma team up to close Myanmar’s infrastructure gap Conglomerates’ power and water plans promise to help offset limited public fund If there is one thing Myanmar needs, it is infrastructure. Now, Yoma Group, one of the country’s biggest conglomerates, is looking to build it with a partner that knows a thing or two […]
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Finnish electricity generator installed in Cambodia Two generators worth some $400 million that the government bought from Finland and Germany earlier this year will generate an additional 400MW of electricity by June 2020, which will help reduce dry season power shortages., Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, H.E.Victor Jona said on 2nd December 2019. MR. […]
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Cambodia’s construction sector continues skyscraping performance INVESTMENTS in the Cambodian construction sector are expected to rise to 78 per cent by the end of the year, compared to 2018. Its Ministry of Land and Management, Urban Planning and Construction said that investments across the country are expected to be around US$9.3 billion (RM38.9 billion) this […]
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Saving the Mekong With Floating Solar Power Solution 05 December 2019 By: David Brown, Mongabay For two decades or more, alarms have been sounding for the Mekong Delta. It is being hammered by climate change, by a proliferation of upstream dams, by unsustainable and inappropriate farming practices, by greed and political expediency. The punishment the […]
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