ADB finances TTC Energy’s 50MW solar project in Tay Ninh Province near Ho Chi Minh City The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a US$37.8 million loan to Vietnamese firm TTC Energy to develop and operate a 50MW solar PV plant in Tay Ninh Province in Vietnam. The loan for the Gulf Solar Power Project […]
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Restoring Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Foreign investors rode a hot streak in Sihanoukville until the gambling game collapsed last summer. Now, with the boomtown at risk of going bust and the city decaying around them, long-term residents, local businesses and construction workers are picking up the pieces Foreign investors rode a hot streak in Sihanoukville until the […]
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Siam Motors to build Grade A office tower near Siam BTS and golf course on Bang Na-Trat Road Project investments of B4bn-plus in total Siam Motors Group, owned by the Phornprapha family, plans to invest more than 4 billion baht to develop a Grade A office tower near Siam skytrain station and an 18-hole golf […]
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Inframation releases Southeast Asia League Tables 2019: Political Uncertainty Stems Deal Flow Inframation, an Acuris company, has released its Southeast Asia League Tables 2019 on infrastructure industries. Power and energy-related transactions dominated Southeast Asia in Inframation and SparkSpread’s 2019 League Tables, as political uncertainty and regulatory risk hindered the development of traditional infrastructure projects. The […]
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Egat readies terms for new bids for 24-megawatt floating solar farm on Khon Kaen’s Ubol Ratana dam Egat plans to develop floating hydro-solar hybrid projects at nine dams by 2037 Egat plans to seek approval from the government to develop eight fossil fuel-fired power plants The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is preparing […]
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Thai Cabinet nods to plan for Baht 18.7 bn economic zone in Songkhla The Cabinet on Tuesday (January 21) approved the development plan of a special economic zone in Chana district of Songkhla province, costing Bt18.7 billion, said Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Dhanadirek. The investment will cover building of a city, a deep sea port, […]
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Thailand set to electric vehicles (EVs) charging-station plan 20 January 2020 Thailand plans to promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in four phases. THE NATION Disruptive technology has affected Thailand’s electricity business and the automobile industry, causing the government and private sector to enhance performance in order to maintain the country’s competitiveness and production […]
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New 421 reservoirs to help increase Thailand’s water storage capacity By The Nation The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is speeding up the building of 421 Kaem Ling projects — water reservoir projects initiated by His Majesty King Rama IX — as water catchment areas over 1.2 million rai. The reservoirs will be capable of storing […]
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Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong station to remain open after Bang Sue new central station opens The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has confirmed the Bangkok Railway Station or Hua Lamphong, will remain open but with fewer train services radiating from the station, after the opening of Bang Sue Grand, which will serve as the new central […]
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BGRIM Power – Energy China consortium to build world’s largest hydro-floating solar project for Egat at Sirindhorn Dam By The Nation The consortium of BGRIM Power – Energy China , comprising B Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM) and China Energy Engineering Group Shanxi Electric Power Engineering Co Ltd. (Energy China) has signed a EPC contract to […]
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