Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Malaysia’s only electric utility company throughout Peninsular Malaysia and eastern Sabah is planning to install 9.1 million Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) or ‘smart meters’ in majority of households by 2026. The smart meters...
In a remarkable move, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has allotted 99% of its transportation Infrastructure budget for 2020 to the construction, rehabilitation and improvement of railway systems in the Philippines. The spending plan totals USD 2.9 billion, of...
At the inaugural Asia Infrastructure Forum (AIF) in Singapore on 2 October, Infrastructure Asia (IA) entered into five partnerships to deepen collaborations with multilateral development banks (MDBs), and public sector agencies. IA was set up by two Singapore...
GMR Infra, an Indian Infrastructure company, has tied up with low-fare carrier Thai AirAsia in an effort to bid for the USD 2 billion expansion project of the U-Tapao airport in Thailand. For the U-Tapao airport bid, the consortium also includes Property Perfect Plc...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has greenlighted the expansion of Lạch Huyện Port to two more terminals in the next 6 years, with the first terminal expected to be operational by 2022. Port operator Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of...
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has announced a USD 33 billion project to relocate the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, a province on the island of Borneo located 1,400 km away from the current capital. Main reasons for the move are chronic...
Malaysia’s Rural Development Minister Rina Mohd Harun aims to ensure 95% of the rural population especially in Sabah will enjoy quality and efficient basic Infrastructure such as roads, electricity and water supply by 2025. The target is in line with the Rural...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the Philippines’ main authority managing large-scale ports, has recently received a couple of unsolicited seaport development proposals that aim to speed up the construction and modernization of new and existing sea...
Singapore’s public housing authority, the Housing Development Board (HDB) is exploring the usage of 3D-printing technology for certain small components in two upcoming developments, the Tengah and Bidadari estates. The technology will be used for landscape...
The Port of Authority of Thailand (PAT) is currently developing the Ranong Port as a logistics gateway between Thailand and India. The two countries have agreed to promote a new maritime route in the Andaman Sea between Krishnapatnam Port in India and Ranong Port on...
Dam Ha District in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam will welcome a USD 36 million, 170 hectare high-tech farming zone, which will be used for research and development of technology in the seafood industry, particularly for shrimp production. Other focus areas include...
PT MRT Jakarta is planning to extend the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) track over the next seven years. The total investment needed is estimated to be USD 5.40 billion. The first phase of the MRT running 8 kilometers from the South to Central Jakarta was opened in April...
