BANPU advances innovation and technology, engaging in modern business practice to drive Thailand towards sustainable smart city

The ambiance in Banpu Infinergy’s control room

The venue used for monitoring the customers’ real-time electricity generated by solar energy

The fast-moving technology and digital disruption have triggered striking changes in the modern world. Therefore, many companies turn to adjust their strategies and develop the cutting-edge innovation to keep pace with the changing customer trends, especially the companies in resource management field that are promoting the more efficient way of clean energy use in order to embrace the smart city trend emerging around the world.

Banpu Public Company Limited (BANPU), a leading integrated energy solutions company in Asia-Pacific, places an importance on using innovation and technology to empower its organization. Therefore, Banpu forms a solid basis for its subsidiary, Banpu Infinergy Company Limited, a one-stop service provider of total solar energy solutions and smart city solutions, to accelerate clean energy and to innovate the technology in order to fulfill customer’s energy demand at best possible way. This mission hinges on the company’s concept “Greener & Smarter”, which focuses on providing the entrepreneurs with the easier way of clean energy production and clean energy usage through the effective smart city solution that caters to customer’s pain points and aligns with the government’s Thailand 4.0 policy.

Ms. Kanokwan Jitchobtham, Managing Director of Banpu Infinergy Company Limited said: “Banpu has always been responding to technological changes promptly. Over 36 years of its business operation, Banpu has continuously brought the technology to increase the productivity of our business and create value for all stakeholders. To embrace the changing global trend, our company has expanded into renewable energy business in order to fulfill the growing demand for the energy in the next 5-10 years. We are committed to provide the service and the clean energy solutions that are affordable, reliable and eco-friendly in the cutting-edge forms that keeps pace with the changing global and technology trends. Under “Greener & Smarter” strategy, we also aim to offer the best smart city solution that fulfills the diverse needs of customers”

In addition, Banpu Infinergy also additionally serves the customers with the innovative technology including the mobile application – Infinergy Application – allowing them to see the real-time electricity generated by solar energy and to track the cost-saving capacity after the solar energy system installation. The service also covers the control room, a venue used for monitoring the customers’ real-time electricity generated by solar energy, 24 hours call-center as well as Digital signage, or a specialized form of multimedia content screen installed at the clients’ sites for showing the real-time electricity generated by solar energy and energy saving. Banpu Infinergy has been serving many leading organizations. The latest client is Rugby School in Chon Buri, which is now recognized as a ‘Smart Campus’. Banpu Infinergy also forms the partnership with FOMM Corporation, Japan’s compact electric vehicle (EV) developer and manufacturer. Banpu believes that an electric vehicle is another solution which will see a potential business growth and serves as an expansion of its investment in an electric vehicle battery manufacturer. The goal is to expand the business potential as well as build an ecosystem to ensure strong growth in related businesses, which will lead to the creation of more energy innovations to respond to customers’ needs. It is also the solution to future energy trends and sustainable growth of the company’s business in Asia-Pacific region.

Digital transformation is Banpu’s key in its business operation, which aims to prepare the staff to be adaptable in the changing global business environment. To provide service excellence to the customers, Banpu also places importance on conducting its business in line with young generation preference, which allows is staff to equally share their opinion that will lead to the brainstorming. Banpu also has the strong solidarity of bonding under the “Banpu Heart” which comprises of Passionate, Innovative, and Committed. Driven by innovation, Banpu has focused on instilling its employees with passion, commitment to excellence and daring. The company also makes commitment to full transparency with the responsibility to society and environment.

In light of the brand’s promise‘’Our Way in Energy” and with a vision to be the leading integrated energy solutions company in Asia-Pacific at the heart of innovation, technology, and sustainability, Banpu’s staff are committed to doing their utmost to satisfy customer’s the need as well as bringing technological innovation to enhance Thailand’s competitiveness at the international level.