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The Energy Regulatory Commission of Thailand (ERCT) has warned that the price of electricity in Thailand may exceed 4 baht per unit next year, due to factors ranging from the escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas and the prolonged war in Ukraine to the weakening of the baht currency against the greenback.

 

ERCT Secretary-General Komkrit Tantravanich said that these factors will have an impact on the price of crude oil and natural gas on the global market, which direct effects the cost of electricity generation.

 

Thailand relies on natural gas as a major fuel for electricity generation, he said, and external factors could be further compounded by whether the production target of 800 million cubic feet/day of natural gas in the Gulf of Thailand, especially from the Erawan field, is achieved by April.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-27

 

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1 hour ago, Henk Langeweg said:

I was surprised that my 23 october month Electric Bill cost me only 3.78 Baht/unit.

Normally above 5 Baht a Unit.

Overall price (amount to pay/number of units).

Same here in the Rice paddies. Was over 4 Baht and been over 5 Baht since Feb 2023 and 3.9 this month so what is this all about???

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47 minutes ago, Letseng said:

Was recently looking at renting an apartment/condo in Bkk. Very few landlords give you the actual bill. They charge you 8 Bht+++ per unit. No reduction gets passed on.

Most apartments in Pattaya charge 9 THB /unit. I pay about 4000 each month, in electric bill alone, for a 40 sqm unit. That's about 450 kWh each month.

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16 hours ago, Henk Langeweg said:

I was surprised that my 23 october month Electric Bill cost me only 3.78 Baht/unit.

Normally above 5 Baht a Unit.

Overall price (amount to pay/number of units).

Similar for me, my October bill was the same unit usage as September but the bill was less... first time a drop this year

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16 hours ago, Henk Langeweg said:

I was surprised that my 23 october month Electric Bill cost me only 3.78 Baht/unit.

Normally above 5 Baht a Unit.

Overall price (amount to pay/number of units).

There was some discount on my bill this month...about 350 baht I think it was.... a lot less than 2-3 months ago that's for sure. 

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My PEA bill this month averaged 4.3 baht/unit.  That's including all the taxes and a credit on the bill.

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My electric bill has halved between September and October. I've added two new aircon units as well? Is there something I am missing?

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Just now, retarius said:

My electric bill has halved between September and October. I've added two new aircon units as well? Is there something I am missing?

Added or replaced with more efficient new ones?

Much cooler this month than last, more rain. Tariffs reduced along with a rebate. 

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1 minute ago, jacko45k said:

Added or replaced with more efficient new ones?

Much cooler this month than last, more rain. Tariffs reduced along with a rebate. 

I older one replaced and one extra one added to main bedroom. Yes might be the temperature....I wasn't here in September so couldn't make the comparison myself. There has definitely been a cooler feeling in the last couple of weeks. 

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On 10/27/2023 at 3:17 PM, bdenner said:

Same here in the Rice paddies. Was over 4 Baht and been over 5 Baht since Feb 2023 and 3.9 this month so what is this all about???

 


Because they agreed on a rate cut for the months of Sept to December.   It's been in the news. 

Google "thailand electricity rate cut"   the first result should be from the Bangkok Post detailing it. 

Or this link - https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/govt-cuts-electricity-rate-to-3-99-baht-per-unit-441023
 

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Actually it 'may' exceed 50 baht per unit next year or the year after. Clue the use of the word 'may' or 'might' in the headline means a doom porn article coming up. One case of monkeypox reported in Isaan, the whole province 'may' have to go into lockdown for 3 years. Come on, you can do better than this. 

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On 10/27/2023 at 1:28 PM, Henk Langeweg said:

I was surprised that my 23 october month Electric Bill cost me only 3.78 Baht/unit.

Normally above 5 Baht a Unit.

Overall price (amount to pay/number of units).

Same here, 3.75 to be exact. Love it.

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On 10/27/2023 at 1:28 PM, Henk Langeweg said:

I was surprised that my 23 october month Electric Bill cost me only 3.78 Baht/unit.

Normally above 5 Baht a Unit.

Overall price (amount to pay/number of units).

Mine on the same day here in rural Kamphaeng Phet was 4.62 baht. the lowest this year.

 

Going back a bit the lowest was 2.36 baht. That was back in May 2019. Mostly it has been over 4 baht a unit for the last 3 years.

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On 10/27/2023 at 5:13 PM, John Drake said:

Yes, PTP came through with their electricity reduction just in time for the lowest usage months of the year. Now, rates will come back with a vengeance when electricity use will increase and then soar in April/May. We will pay several times over for this late year discount.

Could that have been due to Prayuth's government raising the cost before they were kicked out and also because the PTP have only recently taken control.

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