Thailand is unlikely to face the shortages of electricity being experienced in Vietnam and Sri Lanka, the Energy Ministry said on Saturday in an attempt to allay fears that the problem could spread to Thailand as well.
State-run Vietnam Electricity warned recently of electricity shortages due to tight coal supplies. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka announced 13-hour daily power cuts starting on Thursday after the South Asian nation said it had run out of hydroelectricity amid fuel supply shortages.
Citing the results of a check with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), Sompop Pattanariyankool, spokesman for the Energy Ministry, said Thailand has secured a long-term coal purchasing contract to…
