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Bangkok Post
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Households unfairly bear cost of street lighting, says minister

A Metropolitan Electricity Authority worker changes a dud street lamp bulb in Bangkok. (Photo: Bangkok Post)

Energy Minister Akanat Promphan said on Monday households have been unfairly charged for the cost of public street lighting for decades, and he plans to change that.

The minister, speaking at Government House, said the cost of public street lighting was included in the overall cost of the national electricity system and householders were "secretly" charged for it through their monthly power bills.

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