Thai giants to ink Myanmar pact

Four massive Thai conglomerates — B.Grimm Group, Amata Corporation, PTT and Global Power Synergy — have entered into an agreement to develop an 800-square-kilometre industrial estate in Myanmar.

A memorandum of understanding is expected to be signed by the beginning of next year, said B.Grimm chairman Harald Link.

Mr Link said B.Grimm’s role in the partnership is to operate a power plant in the industrial estate, which will feed power primarily to the estate, but also sell excess energy to the Myanmar government.

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Bangkok Post Reporter