Bangkok Post – Power tariff capped at B4.20 a unit

Energy regulator reduces variable charge to bring rate in line with what government wants

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has confirmed a decision to cap power tariffs at 4.20 baht per unit of electricity from this month until the end of April.

The rate is based on a decision to lower the fuel tariff (FT), a variable in the power tariff structure, by 50 satang to 0.3972 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), ERC secretary-general Khomgrich Tantravanich said on Wednesday.

Electricity generation depends mainly on natural gas which accounts for almost 60% of the fuel used, followed by imported and domestic coal at 20-22%.

The FT charge, based on prevailing…