Solar sell
SPCG's Wandee Khunchornyakong searched far and wide and nearly gave up in her effort to lure investors and partners.
- Published: 25/10/2011 at 08:22 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
Wandee Khunchornyakong was living a relaxing life and doing little other than travelling after she decided to step down in 2007 as chief executive and executive chairwoman of the solar energy company Solartron Plc.
Solar Power Co holds 34 licences for a combined capacity of 206 megawatts in several provinces in Thailand and will be the largest solar farm operator in Southeast Asia when all of its projects are completed in 2013.
In the first two years after she quit the business, Ms Wandee had fun operating spas, dabbling in real estate and seeing the world, until she attended an environmental exhibition in Scotland in 2008. That year, oil prices were soaring, with a global economic downturn to follow.
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About the author
- Writer: Yuthana Praiwan
- Position: Business Reporter
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