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Rethink plans to dam Mekong after Laos disaster Barrage collapse highlights risks and need for alternative energy sources 10 August 2018 The collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam after heavy rains last month that killed more than 30 in Laos and left thousands of Lao and Cambodian people homeless is reigniting an urgent debate about […]
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SCG signs $3.2b loans in Thailand to fund project in Vietnam 9 August 2018 SCG has signed loan agreements worth over US$3.2 billion with six banks in its home country, Thailand, to fund construction of Viet Nam’s first fully integrated petrochemical complex, Long Son Petrochemicals Company Limited (LSP). Construction will begin in the third quarter […]
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Poyry gets owner’s engineer task at 340-MW wind project in Vietnam 2 August 2018 Finnish consulting and engineering firm Poyry Plc has been selected as owner’s engineer for а 340-MW wind project in Vietnam, it said on Thursday. The contract was awarded by Thailand-based electricity producer Super Energy Corporation Public Co Ltd and was registered […]
Continue ReadingSiam Cement Group poised to start construction of giant Vietnam petrochemical complex 27 July 2018 Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) might begin construction of a long-delayed $5.4 billion petrochemical complex in Vietnam this quarter after recently buying out its local partner in the project. Roongrote Rangsiyopash, president and CEO of SCG, announcing the second quarter […]
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Doosan Heavy Industries begins construction of thermal power plant in Vietnam 26 July 2018 South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. said on Wednesday that it has finally commenced the delayed construction of a thermal power plant in Vietnam after it received an advanced payment of $170 million for a 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 […]
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attaLaos Dam Collapse – In Laos, a Boom, and Then, ‘The Water Is Coming!’ 25 July 2018 PAKSONG, Laos — Petchinda Chantamart first heard what sounded like a bomb going off a few miles away. Then came a curious noise, like a strong wind. She knew instinctively what it meant: One of the new dams […]
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Billions Earmarked For Isaan Airports 24 July 2018 During a visit to the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, the interim cabinet of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha approved spending over 2 billion baht to expand the airport there and endorsed other projects, an aviation official said Tuesday. After meeting to discuss the social and economic development of […]
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The great rail dilemma – Laos having regrets as China’s grand Pan-Asia railway dream sours 22 July 2018 Being erected along green fields in the outback of Vientiane, where Lao farmers still busily grow rice, are a great number of meticulously situated colossal concrete columns waiting to support a high-speed railway which will connect China […]
Continue ReadingEPC tender for 50 MWp in Vietnam ends soon 13 July 2018 Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is looking for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for a 50-MWp solar project. The deadline for bids is July 25, according to a tender notice by the state-owned power company. The contract will be for the Phuoc […]
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Sihanoukville airport opens renovated terminal 28 June 2018 Sihanoukville International Airport’s renovated passenger terminal was presented to the public during a soft launch held yesterday. The terminal’s renovation is part of an ambitious plan by Cambodia Airports, the company that manages all international airports in the Kingdom, to revamp the airport to prepare for a […]
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