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Gulf acquires hydropower project in Laos for $128m
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/07/2025
» SET-listed Gulf Development, a telecom operator and Thailand’s largest energy company by market value, has purchased the entire shareholding of the Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos for US$128 million to boost its renewable power generation and revenue by supplying electricity to Thailand.
Gulf profits increase 37% to B12.1bn in 2022
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/02/2023
» Gulf Energy Development Plc posted revenue growth of 92% to 101 billion baht last year, driven by earnings from its power generation facilities, divestment and InTouch Holdings Plc, the parent firm of telecom operator Advanced Info Service (AIS).
Gulf increases capital spending by 20%
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/08/2022
» SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's biggest private power producer by market value, has increased its capital spending by 20% to 120 billion baht as it plans to acquire more new assets in the clean energy sector.
Eka Global follows through on a package deal
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/06/2022
» After getting off to a bumpy start many years ago, local plastic packaging company Eka Global is now aiming to become the largest producer of longevity packaging in Asia within five years.
Thai Oil preps last CAP tranche
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/04/2022
» Thai Oil Plc (TOP), Thailand's largest oil refinery by capacity, expects to make the last payment of its share purchase in PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP), Indonesia's largest petrochemical producer, early next year.
Laos power plant deals in the pipeline
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/03/2022
» Developers and operators of four hydroelectric power plants in Laos will sign power purchase agreements with energy policymakers in Laos and Thailand within May under a plan to promote more renewable energy.
Gulf to co-develop Mekong River hydropower project
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/01/2022
» Gulf Energy Development Plc has teamed up with a Chinese state enterprise to co-develop the 770-megawatt Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos on the Mekong River.
ADB to arrange new Monsoon Wind loan
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/12/2021
» BCPG Plc, the renewable energy arm of mostly state-owned Bangchak Corporation Plc, has selected Asian Development Bank (ADB) to arrange a new 22-billion-baht loan to develop the Monsoon Wind project in Laos into an electricity-generating facility with the largest capacity in Southeast Asia.
PTT acquires stake in Chandra Asri
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 31/07/2021
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Group has acquired a 15.38% share in PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP), Indonesia's largest petrochemical producer, for US$1.183 billion (39.1 billion baht) to tap into the growing petrochemical market in Southeast Asia.
Lao power generation firm seeking partners to boost capacity
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/04/2021
» Majority Lao state-owned power generation firm, EDL-Generation Plc (EDL-Gen), is seeking strategic private partnerships in neighbouring countries to boost its total capacity by 25% to fulfil growing regional energy demand.