Banpu Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Chiang Mai University to Promote and Support Cooperation in Academics, Research, and Innovation

Banpu Public Company Limited, led by Dr. Teerachai Pornsinsirirak, Head of Digital and Innovation (the 3rd from left), signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on academics, research, and innovation with Chiang Mai University, represented by Professor Pongruk Sribanditmongkol, M.D., Ph.D., President of Chiang Mai University (the 3rd from right). The MOU signing ceremony took place at Tawan Kangwanpong conference room, Chaing Mai University and was witnessed by Mr. Jamon Jamuang, Head of Mining Business and Mr. Pitak Wuttinonchai, Vice President – Geoscience from Banpu Plc., together with Associate Professor Thongchai Fongsamootr, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Assistant Professor Cheowchan Leelasukseree, Ph.D., Head of Mining and Petroleum Engineering Department from the Faculty of Engineering, Chaing Mai University.

Dr. Teerachai said “Banpu is well-positioned as an international versatile energy provider with a focus on “Human Empowerment”. The Memorandum of Understanding between Banpu and Chiang Mai University aims to promote and support the academics, research, and innovation which will enhance human resources development including exchanging, disseminating, and sharing knowledge among each other. This cooperation will be a good starting point leading to educational & learning activities and projects that are extensively beneficial. It also promotes and creates innovations while developing capabilities to benefit organizational development as well as the country’s future development.”

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Ponder Solar Farm
Texas

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

2.5
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Gas-fired Power Plant (HELE/CCGT)
Temple I CCGT Power Plant
Texas

Operational

Installed
capacity
(1Q26)

768
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Temple II CCGT Power Plant
Texas

Operational

Installed
capacity
(1Q26)

755
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Shale Gas Site
Marcellus Shale
Pennsylvania

Operational

Reserves
(2025)

0.6
Tcfe 1P reserves
Banpu Ownership : 65.94%
Barnett Shale
Texas

Operational

Reserves
(2025)

5.5
Tcfe 1P reserves
Banpu Ownership : 65.94%
CCUS Project
Barnett Zero Project
Texas

Operational

Annual CO2
storage capacity
(2025)

183,000
t/yr
Cotton Cove Project
Texas

Operational

Annual CO2
storage capacity
(2025)

32,000
t/yr
CCUS Project
Eagle Ford Project
Southern Texas

Under Development

Annual CO2
storage capacity
(2025)

~90,000
t/yr
East Texas Project
Eastern Texas

Under Development

Annual CO2
storage capacity
(2025)

~70,000
t/yr
BESS Project
Megamouth BESS
Texas

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

100
MW
200
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 100%
BESS Project
Iwate Tono BESS
Iwate

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

15
MW
58
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 75%
BESS Project
Aizu BESS
Fukushima

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

26
MW
104
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Tsuno BESS
Miyazaki

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

26
MW
104
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 70%
Kamigumi-Tokyo BESS
Tokyo

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

2
MW
8
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 49%
Nikko BESS
Tochigi ​

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

40
MW
160
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Hiyoshibaru BESS
Oita​

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

20
MW
80
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 30%
Solar Power Plant
Olympia Solar
Gunma, Ibaraki and Tochigi

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

10
MW
Banpu Ownership : 40%
Yamagata Solar​
Yamagata

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

20
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Kesennuma Solar
Miyagi

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

20
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Shirakawa Solar​
Fukushima

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

10
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Wind Project
Vinh Chau – Phase 1
Soc Trang Province

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

30
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Solar Power Plant
Nhon Hai Solar
Ninh Thuan Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

35
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Wind Power Plant
El Wind Mui Dinh
Ninh Thuan Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

37.60
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Coal Mine
Tsant Uul Mine
South Gobi Province

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.57
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

~63.5
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Coal Project
Unst Khudag Project
Central Gobi Province

Under Development

Reserves
(2025)

540.9
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Solar Farm
Beryl Solar Farm (BSF)
New South Wales

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

110.9
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Manildra Solar Farm (MSF)
New South Wales

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

55.9
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Port
NCIG Coal Terminal Port (Newcastle)

Operational

Coal export loading

Coal Mine
Airly Mine
New South Wales

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.1
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

13.5
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Springvale Mine
New South Wales

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.7
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

5.3
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Clarence Mine
New South Wales

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.3
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

24.7
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Mandalong Mine
New South Wales

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.5
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

43.9
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Myuna Mine
New South Wales

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.2
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

11.5
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Angus Place Mine
New South Wales

Care & Maintenance

On care & maintenance

Banpu Ownership : 100%
BESS Project
Wooreen BESS (WESS)
Latrobe Valley

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

350
MW
1,400
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 50%
Kerang BESS
Latrobe Valley

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

103
MW
206
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Coal Project
Newstan Extension Project
New South Wales

Under Development

Reserves
(2025)

51.5
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Neubecks Mine Project
New South Wales

Under Development

Reserves
(2025)

7.5
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Wallarah Mine Project
New South Wales

Under Development

Reserves
(2025)

7.8
Mt (equity basis)​
Banpu Ownership : 13.5%
Port
Bontang Coal Terminal
+ 4 ports

Operational

Export loading facility

Coal Project
NPR Mine Project
Central Kalimantan

Under Development

Reserves
(pre-development)

77.4
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
Coal Mine
Indominco Mine
East Kalimantan

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

1.6
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

30.4
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
Trubaindo Mine
East Kalimantan

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.7
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

50.2
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
Bharinto Mine
North Barito

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

1.7
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

95.4
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
Jorong Mine
South Kalimantan

Operational

Reserves
(2025)

2.3
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
Graha Panca Karsa Mine (GPK)
East Kalimantan

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.5
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

99.1
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
TIS Mine
East Kalimantan

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.1
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

7.2
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
NPR Mine

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.1
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

77.4
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 65.14%
Thermal Power Plant
Hongsa Power Plant – HPC
Xayaboury Province

Operational

Installed Capacity
(1Q26)

1,878
MW
Banpu Ownership : 40%
Thermal Power Plant
BLCP Power Plant
Rayong Province

Operational

Installed Capacity
(1Q26)

1,434
MW
Banpu Ownership : 50%
Solar Project
Jinhu Qianfeng Solar
Jiangsu Province

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

120
MW
Banpu Ownership : 10%
BESS Project
Jinhu Qianfeng BESS
Jiangsu Province

Under Development

Capacity
(2025)

10
MW
20
MWh
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Thermal Power Plants
Luannan CHP
Hebei Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

246
MW

Steam
(1Q26)

538
t/hr​
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Zhengding CHP
Hebei Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

139
MW

Steam
(1Q26)

370
t/hr​
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Zouping CHP
Shandong Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

223
MW

Steam
(1Q26)

600
t/hr​
Banpu Ownership : 70%
Shanxi Lu Guang (SLG) Power Plant​
Shanxi Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

1,320
MW
Banpu Ownership : 30%
Solar Power Plant
Huineng Solar
Shandong Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

21.51
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Jinshan Solar
Shandong Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

28.95
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Haoyuan Solar
Shandong Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

20.00
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Hui'en Solar
Shandong Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

19.70
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Deyuan Solar
Zhejiang Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

51.64
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Xingyu Solar
Shandong Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

10.30
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Jixin Solar
Jiangsu Province

Operational

Capacity
(1Q26)

25.22
MW
Banpu Ownership : 100%
Coal Mine
Gaohe Mine
Shanxi Province

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

2.6
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

72.9
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 45%
Hebi Mine
Henan Province

Operational

Production
(1Q26)

0.3
Mt

Reserves
(2025)

40.6
Mt
Banpu Ownership : 40%

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