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ABB has won a repeat order from Doosan Heavy Industries to automate a 600 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant in Vietnam. The project is an expansion of the Vinh Tan 4 plant east of Ho Chi Minh City and once completed, it is die to add an extra 5600 MW to the national grid. ABB’s […]
Continue ReadingMyanmar likely to join Asean Power Grid MYANMAR is likely to be the fifth Asean country to sign up for the Asean Power Grid formed by Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, energy ministers have said. “We had long discussions with our Myanmar counterparts,” said Laos Vice Minister for Energy and Mines Viraphonh Vilavong. “They are […]
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Larsen & Toubro wins $99.7 million Vietnam defence project Larsen & Toubro (LET), one of India’s leading engineering and construction company said it has signed a$99.7 million project with Vietnam Border Guard to design and construct high speed patrol vessels in India. The contract also envisages transfer of design and technology along with supply of […]
Continue ReadingThree countries have been highlighted as growth regions for the nuclear power industry by a global professional services consultancy. Unsurprisingly, one is China, however the other two spotlighted by Procorre are Jordan and Vietnam. Procorre states that “five years on from the Fukushima disaster, a number of countries have started heavily investing in their nuclear […]
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On Sept. 2, Japanese leasing company Orix announced plans to spend $50 million buy more than 10% of Vietnam’s Bitexco Power, together with Singapore’s United Overseas Bank. The stake purchase is to take place in mid-September. The move represents Orix’s first foray into the hydropower sector as the company looks to help meet growing demand […]
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TMOX 2016 will be held from 6 to 8 September at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand, incorporating with Oil & Gas Thailand 2016. At least 8,000 maritime and offshore professionals around the world are expected to gather in Bangkok for this year’s Thailand Marine & Offshore Expo (TMOX) 2016. […]
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Society of Professional Engineers in Thailand (SPET) Monthly Members Meeting for September 2016 SPET Monthly Members Meeting Thursday 15th September 2016, 6:30pm at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road,Bangkok ““Design Build & Operate the Hydraulic Steel Structures for the Spillway and Navigation Lock. Xayaburi HEPP – Lao PDR”” By Wallace Ross – Construction Director […]
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Ticon Industrial Connection Pcl, a Thailand based factory and warehouse developer, plans to sell factories and warehouses worth more than 1.47 billion baht ($42.6 million) to Ticon Freehold and Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (TREIT). This second sale transaction will take place before the end of this year, said managing director Virapan Pulges. The assets […]
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Nuclear energy is back on the agenda in Thailand as demand soars for electricity, but the government must quell safety concerns When Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding announced it was partnering the Chinese in a nuclear power project, it offered a rare opportunity for Thai technicians to get first-hand experience of the construction of a nuclear […]
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Vietnam, which is located on the lower course of the Mekong River, is expected to see fish resources decline and erosion and saline intrusion increase because of the new hydropower plant in Laos. KPL News has reported that the commencement ceremony of the construction of Don Sahong hydropower plant took place on August 16 in […]
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