Thai billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi is significantly advancing his technological ambitions by deepening a strategic partnership with Alphabet Inc’s Google to explore and develop artificial intelligence infrastructure services aimed at enterprise and government customers.

The agreement, effected through Gulf Development’s subsidiary Gulf Edge, marks a key step in the company’s evolution from a traditional power producer into an AI-native technology player, leveraging Thailand’s expanding digital economy and rising demand for cloud computing and sovereign data services.

The collaboration will support AI and cloud solutions tailored for sectors including financial services, healthcare, telecommunications and government, and is aligned with broader plans for major investments by global tech firms in Thai data centres.

The expanded partnership comes as Google pursues a planned investment of one billion dollars in data centre facilities in Thailand, underlining the country’s potential as a regional hub for advanced digital infrastructure.

Mr Ratanavadi’s strategy reflects his vision of building an integrated digital ecosystem across energy, telecommunications, financial services and data operations.

In recent years Gulf Development has partnered with leading global technology companies and strengthened its technology footprint amid surging demand for cloud and AI services throughout Southeast Asia.

Market watchers view the agreement as an affirmation of Thailand’s growing role in supporting sovereign cloud capabilities and secure AI platforms, particularly for organisations handling sensitive data.

Mr Ratanavadi, who leads one of the country’s most influential conglomerates, continues to position Gulf Development at the intersection of traditional industry and next-generation digital innovation, contributing to the country’s economic modernisation while advancing the group’s long-term growth ambitions.