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Bangkok Post – Power tariff ‘won’t exceed B4.25 this year’

Regulator says availability of more gas from Gulf will help lower generation costs

Power tariffs are likely to stay in the range of 4.20 to 4.25 baht per kilowatt-hour until the end of this year, according to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

ERC secretary-general Khomgrich Tantravanich said on Tuesday that the range was based on the cost of fuels available for electricity generation, including domestic gas expected from the Erawan field in the Gulf of Thailand.

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