Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island improves airport The Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has begun expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport. Local media reported that once the project is completed it will extend passenger capacity to 5 million annually. The province’s People’s Committee of Phu Quoc district vice chairman, Huynh Quang Hung, was quoted saying Phu […]
Continue ReadingEGAT goes green by constructing 12 more Lam Ta Khong wind turbines with Wind Hydrogen Hybrid System and Fuel Cell for electricity system stability EGAT is working to meet government’s stable power policy by signing 2 contracts to construct 12 more turbines with total capacity of 24 MW in the site of Lam Ta Khong […]
Continue ReadingSiemens Ltd., a global powerhouse in electrical engineering with bases in the Asean-Pacific region, is planning to invest in Cambodia and recently held talks with a leading government minister. Last week, during a meeting between Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak and Markus Orenzini, the regional CEO of Siemens, the two talked about investment opportunities in […]
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Vietnam has decided not to go ahead with the construction of nuclear power plants, which would have added an additional capacity of 4000 MW. The government is citing cheaper energy alternatives and slowing power demand. It looks likely that Vietnam will continue to look to gas and coal-fired power along with hydroelectric energy to power […]
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Opportunities to invest in Thailand’s ‘second solar gold rush’ in 2017 A year of delays and uncertainty in 2016 should be followed by strong solar investment opportunities in 2017. The Thai Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) has announced new solar development plans for 2017, which open up several opportunities for foreign investors to participate. […]
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Thailand to replace generating units at Mae Moh coal power plant A consortium of Japanese trading house Marubeni and French heavy electric machinery maker Alstom is building new generating units at the Mae Moh power plant in Thailand. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand will successively replace power-generating units at its lignite-fired plant in Mae Moh, […]
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Bangkok City Hall to push for construction of Gold Line in Thon Buri The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is pushing ahead with the Gold Line elevated rail project from Thon Buri railway station to Klongsarn district office covering a distance of 2.68 kilometres estimated to cost 3.8 billion baht. Transport deputy permanent secretary Phirapol Thavornsupacharoen said […]
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Irish firm to build $2.2bn wind farms in Vietnam HANOI – Irish wind and solar firm Mainstream Renewable Power on Monday said it had agreed to build and operate wind projects in Vietnam worth a total of over $2.2 billion, as the country looks for new energy sources to meet soaring demand. The announcement came […]
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Consortiums bid for Bangkok’s Pink and Yellow MRT lines Two groups of companies have tendered bids for two mass-transit lines under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme worth 105.4 billion baht in total, according to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). MRTA governor Peerayudh Singpatanakul said about 16 potential bidders showed interest in the […]
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KRABI – A planned coal-fired power plant in this resort area has met with fierce resistance from locals worried about the environmental impact, as well as alarm among Western and Japanese infrastructure companies fearing a Chinese incursion into their last Southeast Asian stronghold. The proposed 800MW facility, which aims to meet growing electricity demand in […]
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