BOI Awaits Data Center Criteria; BGRIM Addresses Water Concerns

MGR Online•Economy•12h ago

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The Board of Investment (BOI) is awaiting new investment criteria for data centers while BGRIM highlights technological solutions to mitigate water resource concerns.

•The BOI has suspended investment promotion for data centers since April 2026.
•Ekniti Nitithanprapas has been appointed by the Cabinet as Chairman of the Data Center Business Policy Committee.
•BGRIM expects to increase production capacity to approximately 5,000 megawatts by the end of 2026.

Overview

•The Board of Investment (BOI) is waiting for the Data Center Business Policy Committee, chaired by Ekniti Nitithanprapas, to determine clear policies and investment criteria.
•The Board of Investment (BOI) suspended investment promotion for data centers starting from April 2026.
•In the first six months of this year, investment promotion applications totaled approximately 1.4 trillion baht, with 500 billion baht in actual investment.
•Harald Link of B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM) stated society should not panic about water competition because most operators use air cooling systems or desalination plants.
•The Board of Investment (BOI) plans to propose a national semiconductor strategy at a meeting in early September.
•B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM) expects its Nakwol 1 offshore wind power project in South Korea to be fully operational by the end of this year.
•B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM) expects its first phase hyperscale data center development of 48 megawatts to open in November.

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Key Entities

Organization

Board of Investment (BOI)(บีโอไอ)

The agency responsible for investment promotion and screening data center projects.

Data Center Business Policy Committee(คณะกรรมการนโยบายประกอบกิจการดาต้า เซ็นเตอร์)

The committee appointed by the Cabinet to determine policies for data center investments.

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

An energy company investing in clean energy and hyperscale data centers.

Cabinet(ครม.)

The government body that approved the appointment of the Chairman of the Data Center Business Policy Committee.

Person

Nirut Teodsathirasak(นฤตม์ เทอดสถีรศักดิ์)

Secretary-General of the Board of Investment (BOI).

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Data Center Business Policy Committee.

Harald Link(ฮาราลด์ ลิงค์)ℹ️

Chairman of B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM).

Place

South Korea(เกาหลีใต้)ℹ️

The location of BGRIM's Nakwol 1 offshore wind power project.

Policy

PDP 2026

The power development plan for which BGRIM is preparing to bid for clean energy projects.

Thailand Fast Pass

A project aimed at increasing the ease of doing business in Thailand.