Charoen Pokphand Group consortium not ready for talks on Thailand’s three-airport railway 5 March 2019 Charoen Pokphand Group on Tuesday postponed three-airport railway contract talks scheduled with the State Railway of Thailand to March 13 pending further negotiations with its venture partners. SRT deputy governor Worawut Mala said CP, which submitted the lowest quote, […]
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The Future Of Bangkok Rail Travel By James Clark 21 November 2016 Editor: We found this article from 2 years ago interesting so thought we would reproduce it here. As a rail fan and infrastructure enthusiast I’ve been keenly following the developments of Thailand’s future railway projects. In addition to old lines being modernised, there […]
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World’s Biggest Floating Solar Farm Seen Driving Thailand’s Green Push 5 March 2019 Thailand plans 2.7GW of capacity on dam reservoirs by 2037 The solar systems will improve hydroelectric production: EGAT State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand will float 16 solar farms with a combined capacity of more than 2.7 gigawatts in nine of its […]
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Hilton Conversion in Phuket For Banthai Patong Hotel 3 March 2019 The 290-room Banthai Resort in Patong Phuket is being converted to a Hilton branded property. Currently undergoing an upgrade, the rebranding process is expected to be completed by October 1st of this year, with the new name being DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort. […]
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KNM Group gets RM101m Myanmar LPG contract 1 March 2019 KNM Group Bhd announced today its unit has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth US$24.87 million (approximately RM101.35 million) for a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility in Myanmar. In an exchange filing today, KNM said the its wholly-owned unit KNM Process Systems Sdn […]
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Construction begins on Siam Country Club’s new Bangkok golf course 01 March 2019 The club, owned by the Phornprapha family that built the Siam Motors car dealership business, has three existing courses, plus one more in development, in the resort town of Pattaya, which is 60 miles southeast of the Thai capital. Its fifth course […]
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Thailand’s Super Energy Corp to acquire two wind power plants in Vietnam for $18m 28 February 2019 Thai-listed energy firm Super Energy Corporation (SUPER), previously known as Superblock, has inked an agreement to purchase two wind power plants in Vietnam for 577 million baht ($18.31 million). The two projects – HBRE PHU YEN and HBRE […]
Continue ReadingEGCO readies Bt30 bn for overseas push; sees limited growth opportunity in Thailand power business 1 March 2019 ELECTRICITY Generation Plc (EGCO) has allocated an investment budget of around Bt30 billion for three overseas projects under construction, aside from any possible further funding related to the acquisition of the Paju power plant in South Korea. […]
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GE Modernizing Nine Gas Turbines In Thailand Service is part of a 10-year contract extension 27 February 2019 GE will service six GE 6B and three Frame 5 gas turbines at the PTT Global Chemical Public Co. Ltd.’s Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate power plant in Rayong, Thailand. The service is part of a 10-year […]
Continue ReadingItochu joins Charoen Pokphand Group to build Magnolia Quality Development 39-storey Bangkok tower 28 February 2019 Japanese trading house Itochu Corp and Charoen Pokphand Group will develop a premium condominium tower in central Bangkok targeting the affluent. For the ¥33-billion (9.39-billion-baht) project, Itochu will build a 39-storey tower comprising 553 units with Magnolia Quality Development […]
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