Electricity prices to remain constant until December 2021, says regulator

[webfact]

Picture: INN

 

Electricity consumers in Thailand can expect to pay the same price for power until December, reported INN.

 

The industry's Energy Regulatory Commission has set the rate at -15.32 of the FT rate. This is a variable tariff based on several factors including the oil price. 

 

The bottom line is that consumers will continue to pay 3.61 baht per unit from June to December, said ERC secretary Komkrit Tantrawanich yesterday. 

 

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[internationalism]

since january 2020, the beginning of epidemic/pandemic prices of oil, gas went 50% down around the world.

Thailand has 30% electric production overcapacity, and still importing hydropower from neighbouring countries.

Economy is slowing down.

Why don't drop energy price by 50%, to stimulate economic development, and than export surplus production?

[BKKTRAVELER]

46 minutes ago, internationalism said:

since january 2020, the beginning of epidemic/pandemic prices of oil, gas went 50% down around the world.

Thailand has 30% electric production overcapacity, and still importing hydropower from neighbouring countries.

Economy is slowing down.

Why don't drop energy price by 50%, to stimulate economic development, and than export surplus production?

Because they don't want to, Boom!

 

People keep paying their bills, doesn't matter if they are suffering...

 

So, you take their money everywhere you can and then you give them back 5% of that with nonsense schemes (like 50/50) and expect them to thank you for your generosity. 

 

A sound and sustainable plan!

[scubascuba3]

So no discount unlike May and June

[Surelynot]

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

So no discount unlike May and June

My wife says Thais are going ballistic online......claiming the price of electricity was artificially inflated just before the discounts were applied.....the net result was a much smaller reduction in their bills than was expected......no idea how true this is!!!

[herfiehandbag]

Quite bizarrely, my electricity bill has been the same for the last three months - ThB751!

[BritManToo]

Just now, herfiehandbag said:

Quite bizarrely, my electricity bill has been the same for the last three months - ThB751!

Not all that bizarre as they capped our maximum electricity bills to Aprils as COVID compensation. 

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Not all that bizarre as they capped our maximum electricity bills to Aprils as COVID compensation. 

Who is 'our'.....my bill was 1,300 baht.

[cyril sneer]

apartment owners won't be happy with this

 

they must have made a fortune last year when rates were dropped and continued to charge 8 baht a unit

[herfiehandbag]

5 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Not all that bizarre as they capped our maximum electricity bills to Aprils as COVID compensation. 

Ahah! I must have missed that. Thank you. How long does that last?

[scubascuba3]

13 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

apartment owners won't be happy with this

 

they must have made a fortune last year when rates were dropped and continued to charge 8 baht a unit

Apartment owners need to get with the times and drop to 4 baht, 8-10 baht is way too much. Condos are cheaper now

Edited July 10, 2021 by scubascuba3

[cyril sneer]

18 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Apartment owners need to get with the times and drop to 4 baht, 8-10 baht is way too much. Condos are cheaper now

why would they do that if the law isn't even enforced? 

[BritManToo]

59 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Who is 'our'.....my bill was 1,300 baht.

'our' is those in on the deal.

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

'our' is those in on the deal.

Obv's not me..........    ????

[trainman34014]

1 hour ago, herfiehandbag said:

Ahah! I must have missed that. Thank you. How long does that last?

You've had your last one; back to normal now !

[topt]

3 hours ago, internationalism said:

since january 2020, the beginning of epidemic/pandemic prices of oil, gas went 50% down around the world.

Unfortunately it has gone back up again -

https://www.chartoasis.com/crude-oil-per-barrel-commodity-chart-2-years-cop2/

Easier to see if you go to the link

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, cyril sneer said:

why would they do that if the law isn't even enforced? 

because customers will just move to Condos, have you seen all the empty apartments?

[jollyhangmon]

7 hours ago, Surelynot said:

My wife says Thais are going ballistic online......claiming the price of electricity was artificially inflated just before the discounts were applied.....the net result was a much smaller reduction in their bills than was expected......no idea how true this is!!!

 

... well, not exactly 'artificially inflated' but basically they are perfectly right, it was sorta scam and went like this:

 

You just choose the statistically hottest month in most parts of the country (aka. April) as baseline for their so called discounts and voilà, it's no surprise the better part of the people got literally SFA of a reduction for subsequent months (which would have been triggered only by using more than baseline) ... 

 

10, 20 or 25% off would have made more sense, for sure.

 

[MrJ2U]

'Electricity prices to remain constant until December 2021, says regulator"

 

SO expect a jump in the general power rates and possibly the tax rate as well.

 

They should be lowering the rates during the pandemic and a few years after to help the recovery.

 

 

 

 

[NoshowJones]

21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Apartment owners need to get with the times and drop to 4 baht, 8-10 baht is way too much. Condos are cheaper now

They are no more than capitalist cheats, they should follow Robbloks example on the fair way to run a business.

[fishtank]

How about keeping the electric supply constant instead of the daily cuts and brown outs.

Pathetic company.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

They are no more than capitalist cheats, they should follow Robbloks example on the fair way to run a business.

Two years ago apartments were cheaper than condos, now condo rent and electric is cheaper so unless apartments change quickly they're going down

[Liverpool Lou]

On 7/10/2021 at 12:08 PM, Surelynot said:

Who is 'our'.....my bill was 1,300 baht.

Was your bill B1,300 in April also, perhaps?   Do you get your bill direct from the electricity authority or from a landlord? 

 

Certainly in Bangkok, consumer electricity bills have been pegged for the last few months automatically, "our" is everyone.

Edited July 11, 2021 by Liverpool Lou

[Surelynot]

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Was your bill B1,300 in April also, perhaps?   Certainly in Bangkok, consumer electricity bills have been pegged for the last few months automatically, "our" is everyone.

ßloody hell........so we could have had the air-con on all day?????

[Liverpool Lou]

5 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

14 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Was your bill B1,300 in April also, perhaps?   Certainly in Bangkok, consumer electricity bills have been pegged for the last few months automatically, "our" is everyone.

ßloody hell........so we could have had the air-con on all day?????

Yes, and all night, and when you're not in so you come back to a cool home.    

Edited July 11, 2021 by Liverpool Lou

[Surelynot]

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes, and all night, and when you're not in so you come back to a cool home.    

Crying emoji x 10

[Surelynot]

On 7/10/2021 at 6:08 AM, Surelynot said:

Who is 'our'.....my bill was 1,300 baht.

"Headline" was 1,300 baht....paid 916 baht when scanned.

[Andycoops]

On 7/10/2021 at 12:08 PM, Surelynot said:

Who is 'our'.....my bill was 1,300 baht.

And my last bill was 2398 baht.

[Surelynot]

13 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

And my last bill was 2398 baht.

Yikes.....big house I guess???