First I know this issue is nothing new and i'm sure many of you have experiences with power cuts, I just wanted to put in the news so everyone out there has a heads up at least

The chief of Koh Samui’s Regional Electricity Authority District Office says that power use is sky-rocketing on the popular island, resulting in frequent scheduled blackouts in some areas.

On Tuesday it was reported that Koh Samui Regional Electricity Authority District Office (REA) manager Sornchai Jaturonlaks had announced that power would be cut in some areas between 6 and 10 pm.

“Power use has shot up to 105 megawatts but only 90 megawatts can be distributed, and that naturally has an impact,” he said.

“For that reason, we request our brothers and sisters in Samui to co-operate in reducing electricity use and to understand that the Samui REA is forced to cut power to some areas during August.”

The power cuts are necessary, he said, “so that the majority of the island continues to have power.”

The cuts will continue until next March at the earliest.

Mr Sornchai explained that if a project to bring power from Khanom district, the northern-most district of Nakorn Sri Thammarat, finishes in March as scheduled, “sufficient electricity will be available to completely meet demand on Samui.”

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