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Cambodian Wind power project deal with French-owned Blue Circle expected in 2020 The government expects to sign an agreement with French-owned Blue Circle to develop a wind farm project within the first half of the year, the director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s General Department of Energy Victor Jona said on Monday. Jona […]
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Laos implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in bid to boost overseas electricity sales The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines is implementing new measures and standards for dam safety in a bid to boost electricity sales to Laos’ foreign trading partners. The energy market is key for Laos as the country exports […]
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Construction of Vietnam’s My Thuy Seaport kicked off The construction of My Thuy International Seaport in the central province of Quang Tri has been kicked off on February 27, 2020. The project costs VND14, 234 billion (US$613 million), including VND2, 143 coming from the My Thuy International Port Joint Venture Company and VND12, 091 billion […]
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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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