Costly electricity bills are prompting political parties to pit their energy policies against their rivals in an effort to catch the attention of voters in next week’s general election.
Parties pushing for the adoption of new energy management policies comes after a new power tariff of 4.70 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) took effect on May 1.
A higher power tariff results in costlier electricity bills.
The Energy Regulatory Commission decided to reduce the power tariff from 4.72 baht per unit for households and 5.33 baht per unit for businesses.
Pichai Naripthaphan, a former energy minister who works for the Pheu Thai…
