Thailand has announced that applications for solar farm licenses will be open to the public sector early 2016. A FIT of $0.16/kWh has been slated for 25 years. Director-General of the Energy Policy and Planning Office Twarath Sutabutr has stated that his office expects to grant a total of 800 MW of licenses Thailand-wide. Applicants […]
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Storms cause temporary flooding on Ratchadaphisek Road, Bangkok, but the rapid subsidence of the capital and rising sea levels may submerge it for good, the National Reform Council has warned. (Photo by Thanarak Khunton) Without urgent action, Bangkok could be under water within 15 years because of excessive pumping from the aquifer, the weight of […]
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Foreign tourists enjoy Rin beach on the popular Phangan island. (Bangkok Post file photo) SURAT THANI — The Royal Irrigation Department is considering building a subsurface dam, the first of its kind in Thailand, on Koh Phangan to address freshwater shortages on the popular tourist island. Yongyuth Kerdsinchai, director of the Surat Thani irrigation office, […]
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This local suspension bridge still under construction across the Nan River collapsed during heavy rain in Phichit on Tuesday night. (Photo by Sitthipoj Kebui) An unfinished suspension bridge across the Nan River in Phichit’s Muang district collapsed on Tuesday night during a storm. The collapse of the bridge, 139 metres long and 2. 90 metres […]
Continue ReadingCredit: .Martin. License: Creative Commons, Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic July 22 (SeeNews) – Thai project management and engineering firm Modern Energy Management Co Ltd (MEM) said today it has won jobs on three wind projects at home with a combined capacity of 170 MW. MEM announced it has successfully completed its role as Owner’s Representative for […]
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Rangsit University professor Smith Tungkasmit and Prof Rapee Sagarik Opponents of coal plant want impact on environment assessed before builder is selected THE Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) and Energy Ministry could face legal action if they proceed with plans to launch a bidding process to find a company to build a coal-fired power […]
Continue ReadingTawandang German Brewery has set a five-year plan to open two more microbreweries in Bang Khae and Srinakarin at the cost of Bt200 million each. The company is also looking for opportunities to open microbrewery restaurants in Myanmar and China, which is part of its regional expansion plan. Tawandang posted Bt600 million in total sales […]
Continue ReadingThe budget hotel venture between Red Planet and Tune Hotels has come to an end with twenty-four properties across the region being re-branded. Currently Red Planet who are headquartered in Bangkok have properties in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan with nearly 4,000 rooms in inventory. Launched in 2011 the AirAsia link with Tune had been […]
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BANGKOK: — The Engineering Institute of Thailand has proposed a proper survey of soil layers of the collapsed roads in Bangkok and its peripherals before the start of road maintenance or rebuilding. Examinations of the cave-ins on the 100 kilometre road along Klong 13 in Pathum Thani province by engineers from the institute and Kasetsart […]
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The Lam Luk Ka-Pathum Thani motorway, linking Bangkok’s Outer Ring Road Route 9 to the East, is just the beginning of a new system of motorways the government announced last Tuesday for the Central region around Bangkok. (Photo by Surapol Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn) The government should look closely at the “inflated” cost of building the […]
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