Non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc paid US$14.5 million for a stake in Solar Esco Joint Stock Co, a Vietnam-based rooftop solar panel provider, as it continues to expand its renewable energy business.

Renewable or green energy has stepped in to play a more crucial role in people’s daily lives and how today’s businesses are operated, especially the electricity generated from solar power. Banpu Public Company Limited (BANPU), a leading integrated energy solutions company in Asia-Pacific, has introduced the innovation of solar energy microgrid system that comes with […]

Despite a need to shift towards defensive business operations, including cuts in capital spending and salaries among executives during the recession, Banpu Plc is not losing steam as it grows in the clean energy field.

Non-oil energy conglomerate Banpu Plc plans to start operations of two new floating solar farms, featuring the largest installed capacity developed by a private company, in the middle of this year.

On 30 March 2020, Banpu Public Company Limited and Banpu Power Public Company Limited notified the Stock Exchange of Thailand about the postponement of the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shareholders due to more intense security and more widespreading of COVID-19 outbreak. The two companies cancelled the dates, venues and agenda of the Meetings […]

Banpu Pcl, a leading integrated energy solutions company in the Asia-Pacific, is acquiring the El Wind Mui Dinh Wind Farm, which marks a key milestone in the company’s long-term investment in Vietnam. The $66 million acquisition, subject to adjustments outlined in the sales and purchase agreement, was made through BRE Singapore Pte Ltd, an associate company […]

Banpu—controlled by billionaire Isara Vongkusolkit—has agreed to buy a combined cycle gas-fired power plant for $430 million in Texas as the Bangkok-based coal producer steps up investments in sustainable projects.

Banpu Next Co, the energy technology arm of Banpu Plc, is helping its parent company move closer to its clean energy goal with the debut of an electric boat for use in the tourism sector.

As reported from the Philippines, Basic Energy Corp. said it has entered into a subscription agreement with Thailand-based Vintage Engineering Public Co. Ltd. (VTE), a publicly-listed company in Thailand, “for a strategic partnership to pursue the exploration, development and production of renewable energy resources, in the Philippines and abroad.” The companies signed an initial MOU […]

German renewables company Baywa r.e. AG announced today that it has installed its first floating solar farm in Thailand to deliver 2.83 MW for a domestic corporate customer.