Thai EV battery market heats up as key players jump in

Companies pour money into push to make country ASEAN production hub

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More Thai companies are investing in the country's surging EV sector, with battery production a priority. © Reuters

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- From a state-owned enterprise to a renewable energy startup, key players are jumping into Thailand's electric vehicle battery market, driven by the government's push to make the country into a regional production hub for EVs and their components.

Global Power Synergy (GPSC), the utility arm of Thailand's state-owned oil and gas conglomerate PTT Group, will spend 2.7 billion baht ($73.6 million) through this year to develop EV batteries in the country's Eastern Economic Corridor. The project includes an EV battery plant and creation of an associated supply chain.

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