Somphote Ahunai
$944.85M
as of 06/10/24
About Somphote Ahunai
Former securities trader Somphote Ahunai started renewable energy outfit Energy Absolute in 2006. He took the company public in 2013.
Energy Absolute has expanded into energy storage with a $3 billion battery gigafactory project to make lithium-ion batteries. This opened in December 2021.
Its subsidiary, Energy Mahanakhon, has built over 2,500 charging stations for electric vehicles in nearly 500 locations across the country.
Its subsidiary Mine Mobility's first electric car is a five-seat hatchback. Another unit, Absolute Assembly Company, manufactures electric buses.
The company delivered 2,264 electric buses, trucks, and mini-trucks in 2023.
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Citizenship
ThailandSource of wealth
Renewable energyResidence
Bangkok, ThailandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
06/01/67 (age 57)Number of children
3Education
Master of Business Administration, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of BusinessSelf-made
self-madeSomphote Ahunai’s fortune is worth
16K
troy ounces of gold
15K
median U.S. household
9K
median U.S. income
0.019%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Energy Absolute and Chulalongkorn University agreed in August 2020 to jointly research the recycling of lithium-ion batteries.
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