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Why Don’t We Build the World’s Largest Solar Farm in the Sahara Desert?
- 20 April 2021
Photo: Aerial view of a large concentrated solar power plant. Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock. Credit to the conversation. Renewable energy from solar panels has now become one of the most popular energy alternatives. However, solar farm require large space and strong light. So, why don’t we build a large-scale solar farm on the world’s largest desert in the Sahara? The Sahara Desert is the lar...
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New Zealand Firm Unveils Tyres-to-Cement Production Technology
- 19 April 2021
A New Zealand construction company Fletcher Building has recently completed a study to divert used tyres from landfill to cement manufacture, which could help reduce carbon emissions by over 13,000 tons per year. According to the Global Construction Review's report on 1 April, the company will burn a total of 3 million used tyres a year at 1,400 degrees Celsius for cement production. The fir...
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Seven Expressways Worth US$6.5 Billion to Boost Logistics Network in Mekong Delta Region
- 13 April 2021
At least seven expressways with a total length of over 1,000 km are gradually emerging on the Mekong Delta region in the next 5 to 10 years, marking another major infrastructure that regional logistic system. According to Vietnam VnExpress, those seven projects include: 1. Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway Project The project has a total length of 51 km and is being built with an investmen...
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HCMC-Moc Bai Expressway Construction to Begin in 2023, PP-Bavet Still Being Studied
- 9 April 2021
Construction of the US$587-million HCMC- Moc Bai expressway is set to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2025, while the Phnom Penh to Bavet expressway on the Cambodia side is still undergoing a feasibility study. According to the VN Express report yesterday, the authorities are trying to complete procedures and the feasibility study of HCMC- Moc Bai expressway this year. Meanwhile, compensation...
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Vietnam Establishes New 1,600-Hectare Special Economic Zone on Border of Kampot and Takeo Provinces
- 8 April 2021
Vietnam has established a new 1,600-hectare special economic zone at the border between Hà Tiên province and Cambodia’s Kampot and Takeo provinces. According to Vietnam News, the Hà Tiên Border-Gate Economic Zone is located in the Mekong Delta of Kiên Giang and covers five communes of Vietnam. The area is also bordered with Kirivong district inTakeo province, as well as Banteay Meas and Kamp...
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Oversupply, Liquidity Reduction, and Construction Delays Pose Greatest Threats to Real Estate Market in 2021
- 7 April 2021
Among other projected risks, oversupply, reduction of liquidity, and construction delays have been the top three concerns that pose greatest threats to the real estate market in 2021, according to CBRE Cambodia’s recent survey. The survey also listed out other risks such as the threat of international sanctions, lack of infrastructure capacity, domestic regulatory change, construction disasters...
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Cambodia Urges ADB to Focus on Cross-Border Facilities to Boost Logistics
- 6 April 2021
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to focus its development on cross-border facilities to help improve the logistics sector between Cambodia and neighbouring countries. The proposal was made during a working meeting between the MPWT and the ADB on 06 April. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said that the development of the cross-border ar...
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Vietnam Plans to Build Over 9,000km of Expressways by 2050
- 2 April 2021
Vietnam’s Transport Minister Nguyen Van The has said the nation is striving to build a total of 5,000km of expressways by 2030 and over 9,000km by 2050, according to Vietnam Plus. The ministry’s report issued last month revealed that Vietnam currently has a total of 1,046km of expressways in operation. The ministry is also currently building an additional 900km. Given this current amount, ex...
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Malaysia Compensates Singapore US$76million After Cancelling KL-Singapore HSR
- 1 April 2021
Malaysia has compensated Singapore over US$76 million after terminating the KL-Singapore High-Speed Railway (HSR) project, according to CNA on 29 March. The project was officially abandoned in early January 2021 due to disagreements between the two governments, especially over high costs and Malaysia’s political issues. (Read more) However, Singapore had already signed and published five ten...
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Construction of Mondulkiri Airport Moved to 2023, Prelim Study Completed
- 31 March 2021
Construction of the Mondulkiri airport is expected to begin in 2023 as the investment firm will take at least one full year to conduct a comprehensive study on the recently-completed preliminary study, according to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA)’s spokesman. SSCA spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha said this morning that although the preliminary report has been completed, there are oth...
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