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First 5-Star Hotel Opens in Ayutthaya, Thailand
Sala Hospitality Group has opened its 7th property, the Sala ayutthaya. The new property, the first 5-star hotel in Ayutthaya, is located along the northern banks of the Chao Phraya River in the heart of historic Ayutthaya, and directly opposite the famous Wat Phutthaisawan (Phutthaisawan Temple). Ayutthaya is rich in Thai culture and is home […]
Continue ReadingCBD Energy Buys Into Thai Environmental Engineering Firm
Australia-based CBD Energy Ltd. (CBDE) entered into an agreement with Environmental Engineering Group Thailand (EEG) to acquire 30% of the company. CBDE says the transaction will enable it to participate in EEG’s project pipeline of over 100 MW. EEG has a partnering agreement with the government-owned Provincial Electricity Authority’s renewable energy subsidiary PEA ENCOM. This […]
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Chana Combined Cycle Power Plant Block 2, Thailand
The recently completed 800MW Chana combined cycle power plant Block 2 extension in the Chana district of Songkhla province in Southern Thailand was handed over this month to the Electric Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Combined with the 731MW existing plant, the Chana multi-shaft combined cycle power plant can now deliver 1,531MW to the Southern […]
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Toyo to build Thailand polyurethane facility
OSAKA, Japan—Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. plans to build a facility in Thailand to manufacture and sell insulated panels and component liquid for rigid polyurethane. Toyo said it will invest about $2 million in the company, which will be called Toyo Soflan Wiz (Thailand) Co. Ltd. Construction on the 29,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will be […]
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Australian CBD Energy to Build 64MW Solar Park in Thailand
CBD Energy Limited today announced an agreement with Environmental Engineering Group Thailand (EEG) to construct a 64MW solar park with a projected development cost of approximately $112,000,000. The project is supported by a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Thai Provincial Electricity Authority. CBDE estimates it will earn pre-tax profit of $6,080,000 from the project’s […]
Continue ReadingSPCG and KYOCERA Complete 35 Utility-Scale Solar Farms in Thailand, Totaling 257 Megawatts
KYOTO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SPCG Public Company Limited (SET:SPCG) and Kyocera Corporation (KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced the full operational launch of one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar power projects. Since 2010, 35 “solar farms” totaling approximately 257 megawatts (MW) have been constructed under the project, and connected to the utility grid in Northeastern Thailand. A ceremony held […]
Continue ReadingThai-Cambodian railway soon to be constructed
SA KEO, 26 July 2014 (NNT) — Thai representatives have joined in a foundation stone laying ceremony held in Cambodia, setting the wheels in motion for the construction of railway linking the two countries together. The Klong Luek – Poypethe railway, now under construction, will link Cambodia’s Bantey Meanchey province to Thailand’s Sa Keo, 176 […]
Continue ReadingABB wins Bt819m deal from EGAT
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has signed deals with ABB, for the supply of a high-voltage power transformer and improvement of the transmission grid in the East. The deals are worth Bt819.6 million.The 500-kilovolt transformer will support the transmission of electricity from two hydropower projects in Laos – Nam Ngum 3 and Nam […]
Continue ReadingBangkok Bus Terminal to be moved by 2017 for construction of SRT Red Line
BANGKOK, 21 July 2014 (NNT) -The Permanent Secretary for Transport has estimated that the Bangkok Bus Terminal can be moved from the current location in Paholyothin district by 2017, to free up space for the construction of the SRT Red Line suburban railway system from Bang Sue to Rangsit. Soithip Traisuth, permanent secretary for Transport, […]
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