Thailand backs nine major projects, including a 6.3bn-baht electronics investment in Chonburi

The approvals span industry, aviation, digital infrastructure and energy

The nine projects are not one single investment program. They cover food manufacturing, air transport, advanced electronics materials, data hosting and renewable power.

The largest individual item disclosed by the BOI is a 22.935 billion baht Nestlé expansion in Samut Prakan. Thai Airways received approval for two projects totaling 14.326 billion baht to lease eight passenger aircraft for international services. Datasection (Thailand) has a 7.831 billion baht data-hosting project involving high-performance GPU servers in Bangkok and Pathum Thani.

Other electronics-related approvals include 6 billion baht for Doosan Electro-Materials in Samut Prakan and 3.31 billion baht for Fulltech Fiber Glass in Chachoengsao. Two Lomrak Green Energy wind projects in Lopburi total 5.618 billion baht and 120 MW of planned generation capacity.

The 66.32 billion baht figure is the combined project value attached to BOI investment-promotion approvals. It is not the same as money already spent, completed construction or proof that every approved project is operating at full capacity.

For practical context, see Thailand economy and finance. This development also connects with Thailand BOI applications reach THB 1.47tn in H1 2026.

Chonburi gets a 6.3bn-baht project in the AI hardware supply chain

Taiwan Union Technology (Thailand) received BOI approval for a 6.3 billion baht project in Chonburi to manufacture prepreg and copper-clad laminate. Both are inputs used to make printed circuit boards, and the BOI specifically linked the products to high-demand AI servers and data-center applications.

For Chonburi, the difference is important. This is an electronics-materials manufacturing project, not an announcement of a new data center in Chonburi. The BOI release also does not provide a firm completion date, a local employment figure or evidence of any resulting change in nearby property prices.

For residents, workers and businesses watching Chonburi's industrial development, the more useful follow-up indicators will be actual hiring, production ramp-up and pressure on transport and utilities as the project develops.

Data centers face a separate screening track for power and water

At the same meeting, the BOI expanded the remit of its energy-management subcommittee to include screening of data-center projects. The review is intended to consider electricity demand, water resources, environmental effects, national benefits and the transition toward cleaner energy.

This measure is separate from the nine approvals themselves. Taiwan Union Technology's Chonburi project is a manufacturing investment in electronics materials. The additional screening framework applies to data centers as a distinct project category and signals that resource use is becoming a more explicit part of Thailand's investment review for large digital infrastructure.