July 2022 - Page 4 of 4 - Southeast Asia Infrastructure

Station opened linking railway routes between Laos, China and Thailand

July 6, 2022 | Key Developments, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), Thailand

A track change station linking the Laos-China Railway and the Laos-Thailand Railway has been...

Contract awarded for KUTS project in Malaysia

July 6, 2022 | Key Developments, Malaysia

A joint venture (JV) comprising EPR (Kuching) Sdn Bhd, Global Rail Sdn Bhd, and Mobilus Sdn Bhd has secured a contract from Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd (Sarawak Metro) for System Package 1 of the Kuching Urban Transportation System...

Government of UK to fund sustainable transport in Indonesia

July 6, 2022 | Indonesia, Key Developments

The Government of the United Kingdom has granted USD10.8 million in funding to develop low-carbon transport in Indonesia. The newly launched grant is part of the Future Cities: UK-Indonesia Low Carbon Partnership between the...

EDC secures 10-year contract to supply power to Bohol in the Philippines

July 6, 2022 | Key Developments, Philippines

Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has secured a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) from One Bohol Power Distribution (1BP) to supply power to the province of Bohol in the Philippines. Under the PPA, the company will...

Travel Easy: Fare collection innovations in ASEAN countries

July 6, 2022 | Urban Infrastructure

The means of fare payment have gradually evolved since the beginning of public transportation....

Nakpil to manage the Manila International Airport Authority

July 5, 2022 | Newsmakers

Leoncio Dakila Nakpil has been appointed as the new general manager of the Philippines-based...

Feasibility study approved for a section of the Laos-Vietnam Railway Project

July 4, 2022 | Key Developments, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), Vietnam

The Government of Laos has approved feasibility studies for a railway route connecting Vientiane...

Government of HCMC plans USD6 billion international transit terminal

July 4, 2022 | Key Developments, Vietnam

The Government of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has announced plans to undertake a USD6 million project...

Lamitan City Airport project announced in the Philippines

July 4, 2022 | Key Developments, Philippines

The Government of Lamitan has announced plans to develop a new airport in the Philippines’ city. As of now, land acquisition process is already underway for the project, with sites being identified by the Civil Aviation...

Nickel Asia and Shell partner on RE projects in the Philippines

July 4, 2022 | Key Developments, Philippines

Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC), through its subsidiary Emerging Power Incorporated (EPI), has formed a joint venture (JV) company with Shell Overseas Investments B.V to develop renewable energy (RE) projects in the Philippines....

Capture the Opportunity: Future of CCUS in SEA

July 4, 2022 | Energy

In recent years, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) discussions have gained traction in Southeast Asia (SEA). The strategic value of CCUS lies in its ability to retrofit existing assets and hard-to-abate sectors. The...