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B.Grimm Power allots B1.8bn for Laos – 8 hydropower plants planned in country Champasak, Laos: B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, plans to invest 17 billion baht in 2017-18, including for the development of hydropower in neighbouring Laos. Of the total, around 1.8 billion baht is for the development of eight hydropower plants […]
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MMC Announces Successful Demo of Drone Stringing Power Line on Thailand’s Ragged Mountain On 15th Mar., 2017, top industrial drone manufacturer MMC had power line stringing project for EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand) in Thailand. That’s another successful transnational demonstration for MMC since power line stringing project in Bhutan, India, Kalimantan and Surabaya using […]
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B Grimm Power signs MoU for power line in Cambodia B GRIMM Power recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Poipet PP SEZ Co, one of the largest industrial-estate operators in Cambodia, to develop a power-transmission line at its industrial park in the western city of Poipet. This will be the company’s starting point in […]
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Thai conglomerate to build shopping mall in Phnom Penh Thailand’s largest retailer is set to invest in a large shopping mall in Phnom Penh, Bangkok’s ambassador to Cambodia has revealed. Nuttavudh Photisaro, Thailand’s ambassador to Cambodia, said last week that the Central Group, the largest Thai-based retailing company, will soon come to Cambodia and invest […]
Continue ReadingLaos, Vietnam speed up plans for Vientiane-Hanoi expressway Laos and Vietnam have agreed to take the next steps to start construction of an expressway linking the capitals of Vientiane and Hanoi this year. The agreement was reached at a bilateral meeting held in Hanoi on Tuesday between Laos’ Ministry of Public Works and Transport and […]
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Vietnam ready to upgrade airport Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Trinh Dinh Dung, has made a decision on which proposed plan to adopt for the upgrade of Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Local media reported that the government has opted for a plan that includes major improvements to runway and taxiways. It […]
Continue ReadingLaos expands power grid and eyes biomass in renewable energy push Laos is looking to expand its power grid network and may use renewable energy to produce electricity, according to Xinhua News. The Laos government plans to install 54 more electricity transmission lines and build another 16 substations by 2020. Laos Minister of Energy and […]
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Marubeni set to win order for Thai gas plant with Siemens Japanese company also aims for LNG projects in Thailand Japan’s Marubeni and Germany’s Siemens are expected to receive an order worth an estimated 60 billion yen ($512 million) for a cutting-edge, gas-fired power plant in Thailand. The roughly 1.2 million kilowatt plant is to […]
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B.Grimm’s solar power generates B500m B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, has started commercial operation of solar power plants in four provinces with a power-generating capacity totalling 114 megawatts. President and chief executive Preeyanart Soontornwata said power generated from the new plants has been sold to the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and has […]
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Egco kicks off latest wind farm – Chaiyaphum plant to supply national grid SET-listed Electricity Generating Plc (Egco) said its latest 80-megawatt wind farm in Chaiyaphum province has started commercial operation, helping to generate more revenue for the company as well as support renewable energy. President and chief executive Chanin Chaonirattisai said the power plant […]
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