Support Grows for Efforts to Cut Energy Subsidies
Tax authorities and energy advocates are backing the Oil Fuel Fund Office’s (Offo) initiative to improve the management of the financially troubled Oil Fuel Fund, which may see the termination…
Government aiming to cut the energy prices
Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga plans to restructure Thailand’s energy pricing system to lower costs for consumers. He aims to start by lifting import restrictions on refined…
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) convened on Monday to lower power price
The fuel tariff adjustment subcommittee's recommendation to lower power prices from 4.72 baht per unit to 4.70 baht per unit starting in May was approved by the commission. Since the…
Major political parties are pledging to drastically lower power prices
The current cost per unit is 4.77 baht; the ruling Palang Pracharath party has promised to reduce it to 2.50 baht for family users and 2.70 baht for commercial customers.