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Operations of Bangkok’s Khlong Saen Saeb electric boat service under review

13 Sept 11:18 Key points summarised by AI

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is reviewing its Khlong Saen Saeb electric boat service due to high operational costs and low passenger numbers, averaging only 400 daily despite being free.
Passengers attribute the low ridership to poor publicity and the slow speed of the electric boats, discouraging bus commuters from switching.
This reconsideration follows the failure of a similar BMA-operated electric boat service on Khlong Phadung Kasem, which was discontinued due to unpopularity and lack of private interest.
The BMA will decide whether to scrap or continue the Khlong Saen Saeb project before the current private operating contract expires in September 2025.

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).