Activists protest outside the Energy Ministry against a state power development plan which includes a proposal to build more coal-fired power plants. They have criticised the plan over a lack of public participation. (Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd) The government’s Power Development Plan 2015 (PDP 2015) stands to affect people unfairly, critics say. A group of […]
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Bangkok: Over 7,500 delegates and attendees from over 70 countries participated recently in the Power-Gen Asia Expo, the premier power industry event for the ASEAN region, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. The expo is the industry’s premier conference and exhibition dedicated to the power generation, renewable and alternative energy and transmission and distribution industries. […]
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Construction on the 260-MW Don Sahong hydroelectric project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is expected to begin before the end of 2015. According to an announcement from the National Assembly (parliament of Lao PDR), the facility is being built at the Mekong River near Khone Falls in Champasak Province. Earlier this month, The Phnom […]
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7 The picture from Feb 15 shows traffic congestion on Sukhumvit Road due to the construction of the mass-transit line from Bearing to Samut Prakan. (M2F photo) Commuters may be able to ride the Skytrain to Samrong by early 2017, the Transport Ministry and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said Monday. The projected start date resulted from […]
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Conergy is building B.Grimm’s new solar plant in Thailand’s sunny easter province of in Sa Kaeo.Jose A. Garcia/U.S. Marine Corps The solar power plant in Sa Kaeo province is scheduled to be completed in December. The company’s latest project in the country is in line with the Thai government’s goal of achieving a 20% renewables […]
Continue ReadingImage Credit: Flickr / Prince Roy Laos’ parliament has approved the concession agreement for a controversial dam project, with construction expected to begin before the end of 2015, media sources reported earlier this week. As I wrote in a previous piece for The Diplomat, the proposed 260-megawatt Don Sahong hydropower project is critical part of […]
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Panittha Buri, Managing Director of Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), recently announced that construction for BITEC Phase II, the major expansion project for BITEC, is continuing according to plan with the project approximately 51% complete and on track to open in Quarter 4, 2016. The BITEC expansion project is worth a total of […]
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Expect traffic chaos, because the Ratchayothin flyover (above) must come down to make room for the Green Line train, and officials will mess up traffic for seven additional months to excavate a tunnel. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to move ahead with digging an underground tunnel at the Ratchayothin […]
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Conergy’s SSE2 solar park in Thailand. Source: Conergy Asia & ME. License: All rights reserved September 3 (SeeNews) – Germany-based downstream solar firm Conergy said on Thursday it has inked a deal with Thai power producer B Grimm Power Ltd to build an 8-MWp solar park in the latter’s home country. The project involves installing […]
Continue ReadingMyanma Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE) has issued more tenders for independent power producers to build gas-fired power plants in Yangon and Myingyan, according to an official. Local and international companies have been invited to apply to generate electricity by gas engine or gas turbine, which will then be bought by state-owned MEPE. Both projects are […]
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