Laos News
Construction on a bridge spanning the Mekong River between Laos and Thailand has been delayed by more than six months due to financial shortfalls, media reports said Wednesday. The 480-metre bridge between between Bokeo province, Laos, and Chiang Rai, Thailand, was initially scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012. ‘The work has been […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is proceeding with its 40-billion-baht expansion plan aimed at securing Thailand’s power supply. Governor Sutat Patmasiriwat said the state utility would build the plants on the premises of its existing power plants at Chana (Chana Unit 2) in Songkhla province and Wang Noi in Ayutthaya. The two plants […]
Continue ReadingThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is proceeding with its 40-billion-baht expansion plan aimed at securing Thailand’s power supply. Governor Sutat Patmasiriwat said the state utility would build the plants on the premises of its existing power plants at Chana (Chana Unit 2) in Songkhla province and Wang Noi in Ayutthaya. The two plants […]
Continue ReadingThai Tap Water Supply Plc (TTW), the country’s largest private tap-water supplier, will aggressively expand into the energy business, aiming at income from power to account for 35% within five years. As the market for water supply in Thailand grows saturated, TTW will begin booking revenue from power investments from the first quarter of next […]
Continue ReadingMyanmar opened a new international airport in its capital Naypyitaw Monday, with regional leaders the first to use the new facility that will handle up to 65,000 flights per year. Naypyitaw International Airport will be Myanmar’s third international facility after Mandalay and the commercial capital Yangon. The airport was developed by Burmese construction company Asia […]
Continue ReadingThe government plans to open bids for an independent power producer programme, possibly in the coming year. Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the new round would give a particular focus to coal-fired power plants because the country is too dependent on natural gas, which accounts for more than 70% of power generation. The appropriate number […]
Continue ReadingUndeterred by the recent |flood disaster, the Erawan Group is sticking with its five-year business plan to develop 14 hotels with a total of 2,800 rooms and seek to acquire properties, as well as prepare for expansion abroad as the Asean Economic Community (AEC) nears implementation in 2015. The group has just reviewed its 2011-15 […]
Continue ReadingResidents and visitors to Pattaya and the Eastern Seaboard hoping to see the development of a high-speed rail network cut travelling times to the capital Bangkok to less than one hour might, proverbially speaking, have to wait a while longer to get their tickets punched according to the government’s Dr. Chula Sukmanop PhD, Inspector General […]
Continue ReadingConstruction began on a US$3.7 billion lignite power plant that is to become Laos’ largest electricity generator upon startup in 2016. The Hongsa Power Co – a 40-40-20 joint venture among Thailand’s Banpu Power Ltd, Ratchburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc and Lao Holding State Enterprise – broke ground on the project last week, the Vientiane […]
Continue ReadingConstruction began on a US$3.7 billion lignite power plant that is to become Laos’ largest electricity generator upon startup in 2016. The Hongsa Power Co – a 40-40-20 joint venture among Thailand’s Banpu Power Ltd, Ratchburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc and Lao Holding State Enterprise – broke ground on the project last week, the Vientiane […]
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