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Thailand's Gas Gamble: How Policy Missteps and Private Gains Drive Up Power Bills

Thailand's growing dependence on costly LNG imports is driving up electricity prices for households, while elite-connected firms like Gulf Energy and PTT profit. Critics cite regulatory capture, policy delays, and energy mismanagement as the public bears the burden.

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Regulator seeks opinions on new power tariff rates

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is gathering public opinion on its three choices for new power tariff rates before selecting one to determine electricity bills between September and December.

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Public feedback sought on new power tariffs

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is gathering public opinion on three possible options for new power tariff rates before selecting one to determine electricity bills between September and December.

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Nuclear power and net zero

Clean energy campaigns are not only promoting solar, wind and biomass power in Thailand, but also prompting conversations about nuclear energy.

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Electricity bills poised to decrease

Electricity bills are expected to be slightly lower during the last four months of this year, with the power tariff decreasing by about 20 satang baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) in line with cheaper gas prices.

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Putting clean energy in pole position

Efforts to reduce carbon dioxide in Thailand are gathering momentum as the government and businesses forge ahead with clean energy development projects.

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Laos' heritage town needs preservation

Few sites anywhere in Asia can match the charm and cultural importance of Luang Prabang, the old royal capital of Laos situated on the Mekong River. With a legacy dating back some 800 years, the town and its verdant riverside surroundings were inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in…

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Egat to spend B300bn on solar development

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) aims to increase its power generation capacity from floating solar farms at its nine hydropower plants to 10 gigawatts by 2037, with investment of almost 300 billion baht.

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I know a power bill con when I see one

What is your reaction when seeing the latest electricity bill?

Bangkok Post

Power bills set to fall for rest of 2023

Electricity bills are likely to decline during the last four months of this year, with the power tariff expected to reach 4.30 or 4.40 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).

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Power bills set to stay put amid Egat losses

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) says it is unable to shoulder more financial burdens until 2025 as it needs funds from electricity bills to help it deal with current losses of 136 billion baht.

Bangkok Post

Sky-high summer surge

Greater power usage during the summer months is heating up electricity prices as people crank up air conditioners.

Bangkok Post

ERC move 'won't solve main reasons' for pricey electricity

Energy activists and politicians have expressed reservations about a decision by an Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) subcommittee to cut the electricity rate from May to August, saying it does not address the real cause of expensive power bills.

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Small power tariff cut gets preliminary approval

Energy regulators on Monday will review a recommended adjustment that would reduce household electricity bills by 1.5%, to 4.70 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) from 4.77 baht planned earlier, from May to August.

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Fuel tariff discount to bring some relief

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is expected to announce a reduction in the fuel tariff (Ft) from May to August on Friday, which will bring down the power tariff rate for households to 4.70 baht per kilowatt-hour unit, from 4.77 baht per unit.

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Power bill boost unfair

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) decided recently to impose a single electricity bill rate during May to August.

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An Egat shakeup is long overdue

News of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) signing a power purchase deal for the planned Pak Lay dam in Laos last week almost slipped under the radar, such is the media attention lavished on the government's preparations for the next poll.

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Free-flowing Salween River needs protection

This morning at Sob Moei -- the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border -- indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects.

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Public to ponder power tariff options

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is gathering public opinion on its proposal for a single power tariff rate, which would make electricity bills cheaper for businesses but slightly more expensive for households.

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Public feedback sought on power tariffs

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Nestlé ice cream goes green in energy pilot

Ice cream vendor Nestlé (Thai) is pioneering production by using 100% renewable energy under a pilot project with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat).

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Nestle to buy renewable energy from Egat

Nestle (Thai), a consumer goods manufacturer and marketer, plans to focus more on clean energy for its operations, working with the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) as its trade and energy partner.

Bangkok Post

The struggle in harnessing power prices

Following protests from the business community, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reduced its planned hike to the power tariff for companies to 13%, down from 20.5%, but entrepreneurs say they cannot maintain product prices at these rates.

Bangkok Post

Egat starts operation of mini-hydropower plant

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has started operating its 10th mini-hydropower plant in Uttaradit as the country continues its effort to reduce power prices by adopting more renewable energy.

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Ministry urged to cut power reserve

Energy advocates are demanding the Energy Ministry reduce the country's huge surplus of power generation capacity in reserve as part of efforts to curb a surge in power bills in 2023.

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