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Industry lauds power tariff reduction

Operators want next administration to cultivate more meaningful long-term measures

The resolution for a new tariff rate of 4.70 baht a kilowatt-hour is scheduled to be forwarded for approval by the board of the Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday.

Businesses welcomed the decision by authorities to make a tiny reduction to the power tariff, dropping to 4.70 baht a kilowatt-hour (unit) from 4.77 baht a unit, but they called for more long-term measures to deal with expensive power bills, especially from the next government.

The new tariff rate, scheduled to take effect from May 1 to Aug 31, was proposed on Friday by a panel tasked with calculating the fuel tariff (Ft), a key component of the power…

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