Author: Peter Carlisle

Bangkok’s monorail makes progress Bombardier Transportation has announced two contracts for its Innovia Monorail 300 system for two mass rapid transit lines in Thailand. The contracts are with the Northern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd (NBM) and the Eastern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd (EBM). They will be responsible for the turnkey construction and 30-year concession of […]

Suvarnabhumi Airport upgrade contract approved The Airports of Thailand (AoT) board on Wednesday (23 August 2017) awarded a 14.2-billion-baht contract to PCS Joint Venture to carry out a key part of Suvarnabhumi airport’s upgrade. The Thai-Chinese consortium, comprising Power Line Engineering Plc and China Construction Engineering Thailand Co, beat out two other bidders vying to […]

Building that looks like it’s falling over triggers minor panic in Bangkok It’s an unforeseen peril of dramatic architecture – a building meant to inspire awe that instead triggers minor panic. In the Pathumwan district of Thailand’s capital last week, the removal of some scaffolding from a 30-storey luxury hotel, the Rosewood Bangkok, sparked fear […]

Green Light for Chiang Mai Light Railway Transit System Deputy Governor of Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has agreed to the draft decree on the light railway transit system project in Chiang Mai, Phuket and Phang Nga. Chiang Mai and Phuket will be the first two provinces to execute the plan as MRTA […]

Dresser-Rand compressor trains to enhance pipeline capacity in Thailand The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, will supply three gas turbine-driven turbo compressor trains for the Wang Noi compressor station in Thailand. Samsung Engineering is constructing the station. Owner of the station is Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, PTT Public Company (PTT). […]

Go-ahead for Nakon Ratchasima rail elevation project Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s mobile Cabinet meeting in Nakon Ratchasima yesterday approved a Bt2.6 billion plan to elevate an inner-city section of the Map Krabao-Jira double track rail project to avoid inconvenience to city residents and commuters. The project is one of several double track schemes being implemented […]

Thepa Power plant approval branded unjust AN ACADEMIC claims that the Environmental and Health Impact Assessment’s (EHIA) approval for the Thepa coal-fired power plant was unjust, because local people did not have a chance to present to the expert committee before a final decision was made, and because the report was inconclusive. The project owner, […]