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Ikea mini-stores planned for Southeast Asia Ikea mini-stores are planned by the Swedish furniture giant to boost its presence in Southeast Asia. It regards showrooms in smaller cities as a low-cost way to reach the growing middle class. Research firm Nielsen Holdings has estimated the population in Southeast Asia’s regional cities will have grown 18 […]
Continue ReadingSterling And Wilson Plans 300 MW Solar PV Projects In Vietnam Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading Solar EPC companies globally, is planning to construct 300 MW of Solar PV plants in Vietnam by June 2019. These projects would be constructed for leading developers in Vietnam with whom the company is under advance discussions, […]
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Solar Projects Increase in the Mekong River Area Solar and wind power projects are increasing in the area around the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. One energy expert said that the developments call into question the financial viability of major hydo-electric dams in the area. Brian Eyler is Director of the Stimson Center’s Southeast Asia […]
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Thailand’s Gulf Energy plans 48MW Vietnam solar project with TTC Thai power firm Gulf Energy Development plans to build a 48MW solar project in Vietnam in partnership with conglomerate Thanh Thanh Cong Group (TTC Group), according to a filing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The US$66 million solar farm in Trang Bang district, […]
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Quang Ninh licences Thai-invested $1.6 billion project Amata VN Public Company Limited, a subsidiary of Thailand-based Amata Corporation PCL, has been licenced to develop the first phase of a 1.6 billion-USD industrial and urban project in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. Quang Ninh licences Thai-invested $1.6 billion project, vietnam economy, business news, vn news, […]
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Siemens Gamesa to install 39-MW wind farm in Vietnam Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (BME:SGRE) said today it has received an order for a 39-MW wind farm in Vietnam, located in the country’s southern province of Ninh Thuan. The company will install and commission the Dam Nai project, which will consist of […]
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Cambodia’s Kampot ferry construction delayed Construction on a new tourist ferry port located about 6 kilometres from the provincial capital in Kampot province has been delayed, although a Tourism Ministry spokesman promised that construction would begin before the end of this year. The $10 million port, funded by a loan from the Asian Development Bank […]
Continue ReadingThailand, Myanmar to open Friendship Bridge 2 in May 2018 The Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 is expected to open in May to facilitate cross-border transport of goods over the Thaungyin River in Myawady, Kayin State, Deputy Minister for Construction U Kyaw Lin said. U Kyaw Lin told the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (parliament) on Monday that Thailand […]
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Doosan Heavy Industries expands to Vietnam’s offshore wind farm sector South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. said on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Electricity of Vietnam Group for an offshore wind farm project, marking the first time for the country’s largest power plant equipment maker to make a foray into […]
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Coal is in decline globally, but Asia is driving new plant development Coal may be in decline worldwide, but 13 of the top 20 countries building new coal capacity are Asian, led by China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh, a new study has found. 26 March 2018 While the number of coal-fired power plants built […]
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