BANGKOK, May 7- Yesterday (May 6) was extremely hot, the highest electricity use holiday (Peak) was as expected, breaking the country’s record at 34,130.5 MW.
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Reported that on May 6, 2023 at 9:41 p.m. Peak, the EGAT system broke a record at 34,130.5 MW.
Previously, Mr. Wattanapong Kurovat, Director of the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), expected a peak in the 3-electric system this year. Will be new high, not less than 3.4 thousand megawatts However, if combined with private electricity produced for own use (IPS) of 5 thousand megawatts, then The country’s electricity demand could reach 39 billion MW this year, with peaks arising from the hot weather and economic expansion. after tourists returned to bustling, which is different from the period of surveillance of the COVID-19 outbreak in the past 3 years
Mr. Boonyanit Wongrakmit, Governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), said that this summer, EGAT has joined forces with partners to create an energy saving campaign to increase energy efficiency. Reduce the burden of electricity bills for electricity users. For example, the Clean your air, Care your life project (Clean your air, Care your life) . Together with department stores and retailers, we offer half-price air cleaning services to the public, 10,000 privileges for electricity users of no more than 500 units per month. People pay 300 baht to clean the air conditioner, limiting one right per household to cleaning one air conditioner.
However, it must be a wall-mounted air conditioner with a capacity of not more than 24,000 BTU per hour. Just show your ID card and electricity bill for the past 2 months at the sales points of participating department stores, including HomePro, Power Buy, The Mall, The Emporium, Siam Paragon and Blue Port from May 1. . – 31 Jul. 2023 .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency