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Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/04/2013
» As natural gas price rises, electricity prices will rise to Singapore level. Meanwhile, neighbors Vietnam & Malaysia have head start with clean coal & nuclear.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/02/2013
» Scheduled maintenance on Myanmar gas fields & energy shortfall in April known since last year, now used to sell coal plants that people don't want.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2012
» Thailand seesaws from too much water in Bangkok to too little in farming areas like Nan that need water for crops.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/02/2012
» With the rainy season fast approaching, dam storage levels need to be cut from 80% to 45% to make room for new rain water.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/12/2011
» Major Thai companies build factories at Dawei deep sea port & industrial city in Burma (steel, fertiliser, petrochemicals). 132 km road from Thailand finished.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/11/2011
» Record 7.3% crop production growth in 1st half of year replaced by lost rice crops, flooded rice fields (9.01 million rai) with 51 billion baht in damage.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/11/2011
» With droughts & dams half-full until May this year, storms then filled dams & water was released slowly to avoid even greater flooding.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2011
» Timing and coordinating water release from dams was key to avoid Bangkok flooding. Crop irrigation & electricity generation handled by different govt agencies.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2011
» A new energy generation technology turns coal into gas and ensures cleaner emissions but is 50% more expensive. However, global warming concerns may soon lower costs.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/05/2011
» Japan's switch from nuclear energy to LPG after the quake almost two months ago, has sent the world scrambling for limited supplies.