AI Adoption in Banpu

Digital Transformation

AI is addressed as one of the key levers to pursue the Energy Symphonics Strategy toward 2030, supporting the Company’s goals to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, generate new revenue streams, and minimize environmental impact. AI plays a vital role across various business domains:
· Next-Gen Mining: Integrating AI and automation to optimize revenue across the mining supply chain.
· Energy Trading: Enhancing decision-making with AI-driven forecasting and analysis tools.
· E-Mobility Logistics: Enabling new revenue streams through a business-sharing model.
· Talent Management: Improving accuracy in identifying high-potential talent and improving performance management processes.
Ongoing executive sponsorship and strategic development of AI initiatives continue to drive transformation in areas such as coal supply chain optimization, energy price trend analysis, and productivity improvement in the modernized workplace, delivering tangible business value across the group.
Coal Supply Chain Optimization

Purpose

To recommend optimal coal delivery plans and enhance production plan reliability

Benefits

· Increase potential revenue
· Improve penalty costs

Location

Australia

Project Status

Go-live and underway to expand to other mine sites

AI-Assisted Energy Trading

Purpose

To forecast electricity prices ​and support decision-making for short-term trading opportunities

Benefits

· Increase short-term trading revenue
· Provide traders with potential market opportunities

Location

Japan

Project Status

Under benefit evaluation

AI-Assisted Talent Management

Purpose

To retain the high-potential staff and enhance performance management with AI assistance

Benefits

· Retain top talent and reduce reliance on external hiring
· Increase efficiency in performance management process
· Optimize process time for ranking, calibration, and performance discussion

Location

Thailand

Project Status

Go-live at Banpu NEXT and enhancement phase in progress

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