Thai Billionaire Sarath Deepens Bet on AI in Google Tie-Up

Thai Billionaire Sarath Deepens Bet on AI in Google Tie-Up

By Anuchit Nguyen
Publication Date: 2026-01-22 05:08:00

Billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi’s Gulf Development Pcl, Thailand’s largest power producer, is deepening its expansion into artificial intelligence with an agreement with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to jointly explore business opportunities.

Gulf Edge Co., Gulf Development’s unit, signed a strategic framework agreement with Google to provide AI infrastructure services, according to a Thai exchange filingBloomberg Terminal. The partnership aims to support Gulf Development’s transition into an AI-native technology company, it said.