A man fills a bottle with drinking water the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority distributes free of charge near its headquarters in Phaya Thai district, Bangkok. (File photo)
The metropolitan and provincial waterworks authorities are both preparing to raise the price of tap water, citing higher capital costs.
Metropolitan Waterworks Authority governor Manit Pan-em said on Monday the MWA was struggling to meet rising operating costs.
He cited:
• 150 million baht per year in land and house taxes, after not having to pay at all. • 3 million baht a day paid to the Royal Irrigation Department for raw water. • A 20-30% increase in electricity bills, or about 20 million baht per month, due to the higher Ft rate. • …
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