BANGKOK, April 21 (TNA) – A sub-committee of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is expected to cut the fuel tariff for electricity bills from May to Aug 2023 in its meeting today. Government says household electricity charges will be eased The fuel tariff reduction will be in line with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand […]
The government has offered an assurance that the electricity charge for households for May through August will be 4.77 baht per unit, instead of the 5.24 baht for the January-April period, according to Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri. Electricity price may increase to ฿5/unit in September-December Responding to complaints from householders about the sharp increases in […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has suggested that a recent decision to hike electricity prices by 20% in early 2023 will push up inflation and undermine Thailand’s competitiveness just as the economy has started to gradually recover from the pandemic. Citing higher fuel costs, the Energy Regulatory Commission said the power […]
A Russian basketball prodigy raised in Pattaya, Mr. Alexey Sobolev, passed away at the young age of 19 years old after he was electrocuted by a defective lighting pole at a basketball court in the Banglamung district. Sawang Boriboon rescuers came to Mr. Sobolev’s aide at 10 PM on December 15th when they were notified […]
A tangled mess of overhead wires in Pattaya on Wednesday suddenly burst into flames and toppled a power pole, causing an explosion and widespread power outage. An unidentified Thai pedestrian recorded a video clip of a fire that was burning a bunch of overhead wires on Soi 1 on Ratchawarun Road in Pattaya, Chonburi. Full […]
Electricity saving may be mandated for households and businesses as the high price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports pushes up the cost of national power generation. Increased imports of LNG caused by a drop in natural gas from domestic sources are already blamed for pushing up electricity bills this year. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) engineers on Phuket are working hard to restore power to the island’s international airport, after about 10 high-tension utility poles were felled last night by heavy rain. This morning (Thursday), police closed the old road to the airport in Thalang District to all traffic and asked motorists to use an alternative […]
BANGKOK, Sept 1(TNA) – Energy prices rose on Sept 1 in accordance with a resolution of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow. The cooking gas price increased by 1 baht per kilogram, resulting in the price of cooking gas in a 15kg cylinder going up by […]
