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Thailand cuts September power tariff, caps first 200 units at 3 baht
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Thailand’s average electricity tariff will fall to about 3.89 baht per unit for September bills, down six satang from the previously set rate of 3.95 baht, following a decision by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
Key facts
- The revised structure will also cap the energy charge for the first 200 units used by residential customers at no more than 3 baht per unit and expand household-rate eligibility to rental homes, dormitories, apartments and homes without
- The ERC had previously approved an average tariff of 3.95 baht per unit for the September-December 2026 period, comprising a base tariff of 3.78 baht and an Ft charge of 16.23 satang per unit.
- The expense had been included in electricity costs for more than 30 years and amounts to about 18 billion baht annually.
- Removing the charge will reduce the base electricity tariff from 3.78 baht to about 3.72 baht per unit.
Summary
The revised structure will also cap the energy charge for the first 200 units used by residential customers at no more than 3 baht per unit and expand household-rate eligibility to rental homes, dormitories, apartments and homes without registered addresses.
Poonpat Leesombatpiboon, Secretary-General of the Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission and ERC spokesman, said the regulator had completed its public consultation on changes to the progressive residential tariff and the removal of public-lighting costs from the base electricity tariff.