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BMA moves to help utilise Bangkok land – Plan to help boost liveability in capital

August 21, 2016Peter Carlisle

Bangkok’s City Planning Department will allow the transfer of development rights and give additional construction space to buildings that remove fences for public use. The move is aimed at encouraging land utilisation and improving the city’s liveability. Vanchai Thanomsak, director-general of City Planning Department for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), said the transfer of development […]

Thailand’s RATCH, Medco to Jointly Bid for Indonesian Gas Fired Power Plant

August 21, 2016Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding (RATCH) has joined hands with Medco Energi Internasional to bid for a 250-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Riau, Indonesia. The Thai firm will hold 49% stake in the joint venture while the Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional will own the remaining 51% stake. Meanwhile, RATCH on Tuesday announced its redefined […]

Major upgrading by Airports of Thailand

August 21, 2016Peter Carlisle

Airports of Thailand is making progress with a massive upgrade covering all five major airports in its national portfolio: Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Mae Fah Luang – Chiang Rai in the north, Phuket on the southwest coast and Hat Yai in the south eastern Songkhla Province. The biggest venture is, […]

Railway works prime Cambodia’s Poipet for prosperous developments

August 20, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

The train route that is set to connect Poipet to Thailand, and the government’s plan to make Poipet a commercial and industrial area, are readying this Thai-bordered city to exercise its potential. In accordance with Thailand’s Thai +1 Policy, more Japanese investors will start to pour into the area in the future, while experts from […]

Thailand’s Ratchaburi Raises Capacity Target to 10,000 MW

August 20, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl said on Tuesday (09/08) it has raised its 2023 capacity target by 3 percent to 10,000 megawatts (MW) as it wanted to invest more in renewable energy to boost growth. Of the target, 20 percent or 2,000 MW will come from renewables, which has strong growth prospects, Rum Herabat, […]

Energy policy body gives nod to ensuring electricity supply to SEZs

August 20, 2016Peter Carlisle

THE NATIONAL Energy Policy Committee yesterday approved in principle a plan to develop the electrical system to cater to the first-phase establishment of special economic zones in six areas. These SEZs are in Mae Sot, Tak province; Mukdahan’s Muang district; Nong Khai’s Muang district; Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaew province; Khlong Yai, Trat province; and Sadao, Songkhla […]

Sino-Thai rail project talks to decide details – Construction, funding to top meeting agenda

August 20, 2016Peter Carlisle

Progress on the Sino-Thai high-speed rail project is expected to be made at this month’s meeting, says the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO). Thailand and China will hold a 13th meeting to settle construction plans, funding sources and land expropriation for the 252-kilometre project, said PDMO director-general Suwit Rojanavanich. Differences in cost estimates have been […]

China-Laos Relations Improve as Gezhouba Group Constructs Hydro Power Plant

August 20, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

The project is called Xelanong 2 and is foreseen to generate 35 megawatts of power, or 140,700 megawatts of electricity annually. The Chinese company is the one which built the giant Gezhouba Dam in the Yangtze River which produces 2,715 megawatts of power. In the statement, Gezhouba said that Xelanong 2 will be located at […]

Siemens urges Cambodia government to boost power grid

August 20, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

Cambodia needs to focus on solidifying its national grid and shoring up its energy efficiency and transmission lines before expanding into more costly renewable technology, a visiting executive of German engineering giant Siemens said yesterday. Markus Lorenzini, president and CEO of Siemens for Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, said that by strengthening the existing electricity supply, […]

WHA Corp gears toward regional expansion with $1.2b

August 20, 2016August 28, 2020Peter Carlisle

WHA Corporation Tuesday announced that it would expand its footprint in ASEAN countries over the next five years, and would invest 43 billion baht ($1.2 billion) to xpand its logistics and warehouse businesses at home and in Southeast Asia. Due to its aggressive investment, the company has forecast that its revenues will rise from 13.1 […]

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