"To develop a smart city property project, good infrastructure is necessary," he said. The company is also interested in developing a smart city project in China as Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), the agribusiness giant also owned by the Chearavanont family, has close connections with local partners there. Currently, MQDC is developing the smart city concept at Whizdom 101, a mixed-use development with an investment of 30 billion baht. Two office towers with a lettable area of 40,000 sq m and 30,000 sq m will be completed in mid-2018 and 2020 respectively, said Mr Suttha, who was formerly the senior executive vice-president at the firm until he was promoted in June 2017. Whizdom 101 is one of seven projects to receive a smart city design award in the Smart Cities Clean Energy project held by the Energy Policy and Planning Office and the Thai Green Building Institute.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2017 22:52 UTC