A Thai Energy Tycoon's Big Bet Made Him $1 Billion Richer

A Thai Energy Tycoon’s Big Bet Made Him $1 Billion Richer

A Thai Energy Tycoon’s Big Bet Made Him $1 Billion Richer (Bloomberg) — Thai energy tycoon Sarath Ratanavadi’s fortune has surged $1 billion since late December as investors warm to his bet on Vietnam. Shares in his Bangkok-listed firm, Gulf Energy Development Pcl, have jumped 50 percent following its mid-August announcement of wind and solar…