Banpu Public Company LimitedBANPU is shifting its portfolio to lift natural gas and power cash-flow contribution above 50% from coal, with BKV Group as the key growth driver.

Banpu, or BANPU, has announced it is moving forward with expanding its natural gas and power business portfolio, aiming to increase the combined cash flow contribution from these two businesses to more than 50%, from the current level where coal generates about 50% of cash flow, natural gas 25%, and power 25%. Chief Executive Officer Sinon Vongkusolkit stated that the integrated natural gas business group in the United States through BKV Group will be a key mechanism driving growth, while also pushing Carbon-Sequestered Gas solutions that cover greenhouse gas emissions management across Scope 1, 2, and 3 through CCUS technology. In the LNG market, the company views the price level of 20 US dollars as unsustainable and expects a return to an equilibrium level of approximately 8-12 US dollars. At the same time, the company is accelerating the expansion of its battery energy storage system, or BESS, business in the United States, Japan, China, and Australia to meet the surging electricity demand from AI and data centers. In the United States, a 100 MW BESS project is under construction and is expected to be completed in about one year. In China, there are plans to invest further in both renewable farm and BESS projects from late this year to early next year. In Thailand, the company is ready to expand immediately if the government opens bidding for BESS projects.
Banpu Public Company LimitedBANPU is shifting its portfolio to lift natural gas and power cash-flow contribution above 50% from coal, with BKV Group as the key growth driver.