Govt To Enforce Energy-saving Measures

[george]

Govt to enforce energy-saving measures

BANGKOK: -- The Thai government is prepared to make some energy-saving measures compulsory, if voluntary efforts fail to achieve their targets over the next three months, according to a senior official.

The government also plans to launch a campaign calling on the public and private sectors, as well as the general public, to conserve energy in the face of rising energy prices, the Director of the Energy Policy and Planning Office, Metta Banthungsook told TNA on Wednesday.

The Energy Conservation Campaign Committee, chaired by deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krua-ngam, discussed ways to reduce overall energy use by 10% over the next three months on Wednesday.

The government also set a long-term target of saving 200 billion baht on energy within the next five years.

Although the measures will be voluntary over the next three months, the government is also studying measures which could be enforced in order reduce the use of energy.

These measures include the introduction of progressive tariffs on electricity, higher taxes on cars using diesel fuel, and earlier closing hours for department stores, said Mr. Metta.

The Cabinet will decide which measures should be enforced.

On 1 June, the government launch an energy-saving campaign which included urging government offices and state enterprises to turn-off lights and switch-off air-conditioners during lunch hour.

The government campaign will target schools and young people next.

Meanwhile the industrial sector has been urged to reduce its use of energy by 25%, or 93 billion baht, by 2008.

--TNA 2005-06-15

[marquess]

Govt to enforce energy-saving measures 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai government is prepared to make some energy-saving measures compulsory, if voluntary efforts fail to achieve their targets over the next three months, according to a senior official.

The government also plans to launch a campaign calling on the public and private sectors, as well as the general public, to conserve energy in the face of rising energy prices, the Director of the Energy Policy and Planning Office, Metta Banthungsook told TNA on Wednesday.

The Energy Conservation Campaign Committee, chaired by deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krua-ngam, discussed ways to reduce overall energy use by 10% over the next three months on Wednesday.

The government also set a long-term target of saving 200 billion baht on energy within the next five years.

Although the measures will be voluntary over the next three months, the government is also studying measures which could be enforced in order reduce the use of energy.

These measures include the introduction of progressive tariffs on electricity, higher taxes on cars using diesel fuel, and earlier closing hours for department stores, said Mr. Metta.

The Cabinet will decide which measures should be enforced.

On 1 June, the government launch an energy-saving campaign which included urging government offices and state enterprises to turn-off lights and switch-off air-conditioners during lunch hour.

The government campaign will target schools and young people next.

Meanwhile the industrial sector has been urged to reduce its use of energy by 25%, or 93 billion baht, by 2008. 

--TNA 2005-06-15

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What a load of nonsense, just another example of the nannish state, backed up by the 2 plus 2 makes whatever we want it to be system. Exerting control for the sake of doing so. Firstly there is no shortage of oil, secondly all the oil that is used, has to be paid for by the consumer. If the gov were giving it out free then, I might perhaps sympathise with their bleatings.

[thohts]

<<...has to be paid for by the consumer...>>

They do this because they subsidize energy usage. They lose many billions of baht per year doing so.

If they simply let the free market prevail, they wouldn't have to worry about this, and people would naturally use only the energy they could afford to pay for.

[opothai]

diesel vouchers

electricity tokens

water ration books

just how is this man going to enforce some of his ideals, champagne communism by chance

[mnoorsapl]

"On 1 June, the government launch an energy-saving campaign which included urging government offices and state enterprises to turn-off lights and switch-off air-conditioners during lunch hour."

Already done that,

The next step switch off power from 0800hrs to 1800hrs.