Thai coal major Banpu aims for 6-fold solar growth with Aussie deal

Group looks to diversify away from source of 80% of its revenue

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Banpu has announced the purchase of the Manildra solar farm and another New South Wales site. (Photo courtesy of Banpu)

YOHEI MURAMATSU, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Banpu, Thailand's largest coal company, has moved to acquire two solar farms in Australia as it seeks to boost capacity in this field of renewable energy roughly sixfold by 2025.

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