July 20, 2013 | Thailand
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has proposed to take control of the airport rail link that is operated by the SRT Electric Train Company, a subsidiary of SRT. SRT has an outstanding debt of 40 billion baht. The Bangkok...
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The Amata B. Grimm Power Group and SPCG Public Company Limited will raise a total of 11.7 billion baht for an infrastructure fund during the second half of 2013. Amata B. Grimm has sought approval from the Securities and...
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is likely to undertake the development of an 1,800 MW coal-based power plant in Dawei, which will cost 99.42 billion baht. Thailand had earlier faced issues in the...
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Thailand’s vertically integrated power utility, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has signed an MoU with state-owned power transmission and distribution company China Southern Power Grid to supply hydropower...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Singapore
Singapore’s M1 Limited has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy small cell/femtocells to improve the in-building coverage of its 3G network. M1 is expected to invest between S$5 million and S$20 million in the project....
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Singapore
Sime Darby Industrial has won a contract worth S$31.94 million from PSA Singapore Terminals. As part of the contract, Terberg Tractors Malaysia Sendirian Berhad, a JV between Sime Darby and the Netherlands-based Terberg Group,...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Singapore
China-based Haite Group will invest S$120.64 million to establish an aviation training institute in Singapore. It will be located at the Changi Business Park, covering an area of about 7,000 square metres. The training institute...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Singapore
Changi Airport witnessed passenger traffic of 4.28 million during the month of May 2013, 4.7 per cent higher than the May 2012 figure. Cargo volume stood at 147,600 tonnes, lower than the previous year’s figure by 3.5 per cent....
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Singapore
SPC Industries Sendirian Berhad, a subsidiary of Kimlun Corporation Berhad, has won a S$17.13 million contract from SK Engineering & Construction to supply precast concrete tunnel segment linings. The linings will be used...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Singapore
Singapore Power Limited has invited international bids for the supply and installation of 66/22 kV power transformers, power cables, ancillary equipment and accessories. The last date for bid submission is August 2, 2013.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Singapore
Electricity tariff in Singapore is set to decline by 2.9 per cent between July 1, 2013 and September 30, 2013. The decline is due to the lower costs of natural gas used for electricity generation. The price of natural gas fell...
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Singapore plans to award its next LNG import licence through a competitive process and adopt a flexible framework to take advantage of market developments and competitive prices. Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Philippines
The Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is planning to increase administrative fees and charges for telecom and broadcasting companies by around 40 per cent, which will ensure higher revenue for NTC. The...
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The Philippines government has earmarked about PhP 10 billion to establish e-governance systems in the country. The government is likely to invest around PhP 9 billion in the Digital Empowerment Fund between 2013 and 2016 and...
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Manila Water is planning to establish a 3.2 km sewer network in San Mateo, Marikina, and other nearby cities, under a PhP 346 million project. The network that will be constructed by deploying trenchless methodology is set to be...
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West Zone water concessionaire Maynilad Water Services is spending PhP 42 million to replace 7 km of old pipes in various parts of Quezon City. The company has started to replace 4.7 km of secondary pipes in Damar village, which...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Philippines
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to upgrade Tacloban DZR Airport to manage the growing passenger traffic. The PhP 2.12 billion development project that is expected to be implemented by 2016 will...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Philippines
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has scrapped a proposal to charge light and metro rail transit (LRT-MRT) passengers a flat fare rate, which would have offered a uniform rate for travel on the LRT-MRT,...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Philippines
The Bids and Awards Committee of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is evaluating the proposal of China-based CNR Group’s Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Company to supply trains for the PhP 3.77...
Read MoreJuly 19, 2013 | Philippines
The Department of Public Works and Highways is undertaking repair activities amounting to PhP 125.8 million for 10 bridges in Zamboanga City. Repair works on the Johnston Bridge at Barangay San Jose Gusu is nearing completion;...
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