Households Using Up to 200 Units to Pay Lower Electricity

Households Using Up to 200 Units to Pay Lower Electricity Rate

Thailand’s Energy Policy Committee has approved a reduction in electricity prices for households using no more than 200 units per month. The new rate will be 3 baht per unit and is expected to benefit around 20 million households when it takes effect in June. Officials also approved a scheme to buy surplus rooftop solar power at 2.20 baht per unit to encourage more households to install solar panels. The Energy Regulatory Commission will use 369 million baht from the bypass gas fund to help subsidise electricity costs from May to August. Authorities said power agencies will also upgrade grid and transmission systems to better support rooftop solar expansion.