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NatureWorks to Build Fully Integrated Ingeo Plant in Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand NatureWorks parent companies, Cargill and GC International, have authorized investment for new fully-integrated 165-million lb/yr facility in Thailand. NatureWorks’ global Ingeo PLA manufacturing expansion plan continues with the recent announcement that the company’s parent companies, GC International Corp., sub. of Thailand’s PTT Global […]

Thailand’s Department of Rail Transport resurrects plans for a high speed train to Hua Hin The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) has said it will once again look at plans to operate a high speed train to Hua Hin. Hua Hin was originally included in the Thai government’s plans to build a high speed rail […]

Potential investors invited to bid for Rayong’s Map Ta Phut deep sea port third-phase development Terms of reference seen by year-end Potential investors are being invited to consider the third-phase development of the Map Ta Phut deep sea port in Rayong, according to the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT). The authority plans to announce […]

Plasma Purity Power first company in Thailand to use of napier grass for electricity generation Plasma Purity Power Co (PP Power), a biogas power plant developer and operator, has announced it will be the first company in Thailand to be able to produce biogas purely from napier grass for electricity generation. Known as elephant-feeding grass, […]

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration hires consultants to oversee new 19-kilometre Grey Line monorail project The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has hired consulting firms to provide analysis ahead of a public-private partnership (PPP) for the capital’s new monorail project. The firms, whose commission was approved on July 15, are InfraTrans Consultants Co Ltd, PricewaterhouseCoopers FAS Co, TransConsult […]

Thailand’s Egat to import more electricity from Laos Additional 1,200MW under long-term deal State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) plans to import an additional 1,200 megawatts of electricity from hydroelectric power plants in Laos under a long-term purchase contract. Egat earlier signed a memorandum of understanding with the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines […]

Thailand’s Sirindhorn Dam floating hybrid project completed The B.Grimm Power-Energy China consortium has completed work on its hydro-floating solar hybrid project at Sirindhorn Dam for the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), considered the largest of its kind in the world. The completion allowed the first synchronisation of the 45-megawatt floating solar farm, which operates […]