BGRIM strategy for AI-era electricity and Direct PPA

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B.Grimm Power proposes regulatory reforms and hybrid energy solutions to support AI and Data Center growth in Thailand.

•B.Grimm Power (BGRIM) seeks to unlock Direct PPA and Smart Grid systems to increase electricity efficiency.
•BGRIM is developing a Data Center project in Chonburi with the first phase opening in November 2026.
•Noppadech Karnasut proposes extending contracts for efficient IPP and SPP power plants to bridge the energy transition.
•BGRIM is expanding energy investments in Vietnam and Malaysia.

•B.Grimm Power (BGRIM) has operated energy and infrastructure businesses for 148 years, currently managing infrastructure in 11 industrial estates.
•Noppadech Karnasut suggests the Thai government should prioritize utilizing existing efficient power plants and extending IPP and SPP contracts before investing in new infrastructure.
•B.Grimm Power is developing a Data Center in Chonburi with a capacity of approximately 96 megawatts, targeting a first-phase opening in November 2026.
•B.Grimm Power aims to increase its Data Center support capacity to approximately 3,000 megawatts by 2030.
•Data Centers, AI, and Semiconductor industries require high reliability, clean energy, and competitive costs, necessitating a hybrid solution of gas and renewables.
•B.Grimm Power has invested in Vietnam through solar projects of 677 megawatts and wind projects of 100 megawatts, and is developing a 1,500 megawatt gas plant.
•B.Grimm Power is operating 200 megawatts of solar projects in Malaysia and studying a 1,500 megawatt IPP gas power plant for conclusion by late 2026.
•B.Grimm Power advocates for the removal of regulations to allow Direct PPA and the sale of surplus electricity to nearby industrial customers.

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Noppadech Karnasut

"It is a waste of electricity that has been produced but not used."

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Noppadech Karnasut(นพเดช กรรณสูต)

Chief Executive Officer of B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited.

B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited(บริษัท บี.กริม เพาเวอร์ จำกัด (มหาชน))

An energy and infrastructure company operating in 15 countries with a focus on power plants and industrial estate utilities.

BGRIM

The stock ticker and short name for B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited.

Chonburi(ชลบุรี)ℹ️

The province where B.Grimm Power is developing a Data Center project.

Vietnam(เวียดนาม)ℹ️

A country where B.Grimm Power has invested in solar, wind, and gas power projects.

Malaysia(มาเลเซีย)ℹ️

A country where B.Grimm Power operates solar projects and is studying a gas power plant.

Direct PPA

A mechanism for direct electricity trading between producers and users.

PDP

The power development plan for Thailand.