BMA may scrap project to move all overhead cables underground

13 Sept 15:10 Key points summarised by AI

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) may abandon its 19-billion-baht project to bury all overhead cables due to high investment costs and insufficient interest from telecom service providers.
While the BMA's project faces a slowdown, the Metropolitan Electricity Administration (MEA) continues its separate initiative, having already placed 62km of electric cables underground and planning further extensive work.

Thailand secures US$200m World Bank loan for clean energy and low carbon cities

Today 09:24 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand secured a US$200 million loan from the World Bank to significantly invest in clean energy and low-carbon urban development initiatives.
The program aims to drive clean energy funding and low-carbon growth, ensuring a just transition for small and medium-sized enterprises, workers, farmers, and local communities.
Channelled through the Export-Import Bank of Thailand, the loan will fund energy efficiency upgrades in public buildings and industrial areas, including rooftop solar installations and electrical system modernizations, reducing initial capital burdens via Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).