Residential, commercial and industrial users of electricity will face higher electricity bills from May until August after the Energy Regulatory Commission has decided to increase the FT (fuel tariff) rate to an average of 23.38 satang per unit, driving the electricity rate to 4 baht per unit during the May-August period.

 

The fee increase to 4 baht/unit is the first in several years.

 

Secretary-General of the Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission Komkrit Tantravanich said that the FT adjustment is necessary due to global energy crisis as well as the substantial drop of liquified natural gas in the Gulf of Thailand.

 

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I only paid less than 4 baht per unit once in 2021 and once in 2020. Ahe other months were over 4 baht.

 

We live in rural Kamphaeng Phet with no other users on the line.

Frankly I'm amazed the increase is so modest. Probably the first of many by stealth.

2 hours ago, SheikYabodyline said:

Frankly I'm amazed the increase is so modest. Probably the first of many by stealth.

Price has already increased by changing the F_t rate from - to + 1,39 satang per unit from December onwards (I have PEA) so that is another increase and this time to 23,38 satang

 

Link: https://www.pea.co.th/ความรู้เกี่ยวกับไฟฟ้า/ArtMID/606/ArticleID/148090/ค่า-Ft-ประจำเดือน-มกราคม-เมษายน-2565

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 17, 20224 yr by MJCM

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

I only paid less than 4 baht per unit once in 2021 and once in 2020. Ahe other months were over 4 baht.

It depends how much electric you use, if you are modest user (less then 200 units) then it would be less then 4 THB, but the electric company (PEA in this example) charges a different rate on how much energy you use

 

 

 

And this rate hasn't changed many years now, but what has changed (is changing) is the so called F_t rate what is (AFAIK) called a Fuel Charge rate. It has been negative for very long, but just in January has changed to 1,39 satang per unit so now it's changing again!

 

Edit: Last month (Feb - March) we used 304 Units, average price per unit was 4,15 THB (Including Service Charge (38,22 THB) and VAT 7%)

Edited March 17, 20224 yr by MJCM

So, paying a flat rate of 4.5 baht for my condo is not a big deal anymore. 

8 hours ago, Onerak said:

So, paying a flat rate of 4.5 baht for my condo is not a big deal anymore. 

Not really, but I wonder how long it take for your landlord to increase the price!

Moved into our new house last month. 19 days electric was 278 baht. If that was rounded up to say 500 baht for the month I can live with that ! Hell, even a extravagant 1,000 a month for us would be blessing over my silly UK electric bill.  

 

Most Thais will just have to drink 1 less bottle of Chang a month.

Ah well, likely The Beast, my large lounge unit will not get used this hot season.....  have to listen to the neighbour's dogs instead. 

This year as you will all know the weather has been much milder that years before so my power bill is much lower as of last months 3200 bhat chicken fee considering N.Z. power cost. Happy days

32 minutes ago, whiteman said:

This year as you will all know the weather has been much milder that years before so my power bill is much lower as of last months 3200 bhat chicken fee considering N.Z. power cost. Happy days

I seem to have paid about the same, maybe slightly more, in the Pattaya area. Not had as much cold weather as usual, and so far this month it seems to have got hot early, so I expect higher bills. 

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Ah well, likely The Beast, my large lounge unit will not get used this hot season.....  have to listen to the neighbour's dogs instead. 

Only a crying baby is more stressful than a barking dog.

5 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Only a crying baby is more stressful than a barking dog.

I got a whiney cat doing a fair job, but the dog is winning hands down. No plans for  baby, that is for sure!

2 hours ago, MJCM said:

Not really, but I wonder how long it take for your landlord to increase the price!

My landlady is my daughter's mother ???? If she increases the prices, somehow it will benefits my daughter. 

Edited March 18, 20224 yr by Onerak

1 hour ago, Onerak said:

My landlady is my daughter's mother ???? If she increases the prices, somehow it will benefits my daughter. 

???? But not if the mother goes gaming!!! 

Quite stupid headline.

As everyone knows there is no fixed price/kWh but a scaled price depending on consumption.

Why not simply write:

electricity price rises by 0.2338 Baht/unit (before tax).

And this part of the price is independent of consumption (linear).

If you use 100 units it's 23.38 Baht.

If you use 1000 units it's 233.8 Baht.

...

Our typical use is about 400 units. So a rise of 94 Baht before tax.

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Ah well, likely The Beast, my large lounge unit will not get used this hot season.....  have to listen to the neighbour's dogs instead. 

 just sitting outside listening to my neighbours hound..things been howling all night..   Happy howling mate ha

Brilliant..does that mean the thieves who were charging 7 baht at my condo before will make a reduction

Think not

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

Quite stupid headline.

As everyone knows there is no fixed price/kWh but a scaled price depending on consumption.

Why not simply write:

electricity price rises by 0.2338 Baht/unit (before tax).

And this part of the price is independent of consumption (linear).

If you use 100 units it's 23.38 Baht.

If you use 1000 units it's 233.8 Baht.

...

Our typical use is about 400 units. So a rise of 94 Baht before tax.

 

94 Baht extra.

Time to relocate.

21 hours ago, MJCM said:

It depends how much electric you use, if you are modest user (less then 200 units) then it would be less then 4 THB, but the electric company (PEA in this example) charges a different rate on how much energy you use

 

 

 

And this rate hasn't changed many years now, but what has changed (is changing) is the so called F_t rate what is (AFAIK) called a Fuel Charge rate. It has been negative for very long, but just in January has changed to 1,39 satang per unit so now it's changing again!

 

Edit: Last month (Feb - March) we used 304 Units, average price per unit was 4,15 THB (Including Service Charge (38,22 THB) and VAT 7%)

Now I understand. Thank you.

23 hours ago, billd766 said:

I only paid less than 4 baht per unit once in 2021 and once in 2020. Ahe other months were over 4 baht.

 

We live in rural Kamphaeng Phet with no other users on the line.

More commonplace instance regarding country life.

Has it's moments.

+4 baht a unit, its gonna hurt, not a small number, at the moment in Bangkok im paying 15 a unit and we use 1000-1400 unit a month roughly 4,500-5,000 a month bills

15 hours ago, vinci said:

+4 baht a unit, its gonna hurt, not a small number, at the moment in Bangkok im paying 15 a unit and we use 1000-1400 unit a month roughly 4,500-5,000 a month bills

 

... no mate, you misunderstood, it should add up to maybe 25 satang per unit, thumb times Pi, for the 'avarage' user, whatever that means.

 

Your 15B per is already massive extortion as I'm sure you're aware ... foly huck man, you shouldn't accept any rise for roughly the next 300 years ...

 

I wonder if the hundreds of thousands of apartments charging 8 baht will now up it to 10 baht..

Time to sink the MIL's aspirations for an air con unit once and for all.

1 hour ago, jollyhangmon said:

 

... no mate, you misunderstood, it should add up to maybe 25 satang per unit, thumb times Pi, for the 'avarage' user, whatever that means.

 

Your 15B per is already massive extortion as I'm sure you're aware ... foly huck man, you shouldn't accept any rise for roughly the next 300 years ...

 

my bad. was reading it all wrong 

 

(Customer used Energy) 1103 kWh/Month

(F_t  ) 1.39 Satang/kWh)

Total Electricity Charge with tax and everything 5,035.80baht

Edited March 19, 20224 yr by vinci

On 3/17/2022 at 11:47 PM, RichardColeman said:

Moved into our new house last month. 19 days electric was 278 baht. If that was rounded up to say 500 baht for the month I can live with that ! Hell, even a extravagant 1,000 a month for us would be blessing over my silly UK electric bill.  

 

Most Thais will just have to drink 1 less bottle of Chang a month.

Utilities have shot up in UK and Europe but I was paying around 15p a unit (around 6 baht) before. Not a massive difference and less than you’d pay in a typical Thai condo,  but of course you’re using way more in the West—powerful showers, ovens, more lighting etc etc. Good news that Thai utilities have only gone up marginally but reckon some condos will take the mick. 

Will be expecting my first bill in 4 months having been left connected to village supply until 3 weeks ago 

 

I paid for the new house meter connection in November the village stated calling in February complaining of very high bills wanting me to pay a contribution I said no meter no bill no pay .

 

Then 3 weeks ago a couple of guys arrived with a large roll of heavy duty cable and pulled in a new cable from where the meter would go through all through the underground trunking then through the complete length of house roof space to the main board all day job.

 

Why I asked  is a new cable needed its a new house transpires PEA would not connect a new meter to the sub standard wire used in construction so not only did they have to pay my I don't care how much it is bill for 12 weeks it cost them 20k on top Kama ma ma ????

 

  

How come my landlady charges me 5Baht per unit?

For several years I marvelled at how cheap electricity had become in Thailand, until one day the electricity company replaced my stuck meter with one that worked.