Bangkok 21 Aug-Department of Energy Business Revealing the overall picture of fuel consumption in the first half of 2023 (January - June), an average of 156.74 million liters/day, an increase of 2.7 percent compared to the same period last year. The second half of the year is expected to use more fuel. 2 percent due to the economic recovery and the adjustment of businesses that rely more on transportation
Ms. Nantika Thangsuphanich, Director-General of the Department of Energy Business, revealed that in the first half of the year, gasoline consumption The average was 31.96 million liters/day, an increase of 5.9 percent from the same period last year. The average was 72.30 million liters/day, a 3.7 percent decrease from the same period last year due to the price factor. While the government continues to maintain measures to help the price of diesel continuously. After the measures to reduce the excise tax on diesel by 5 baht / liter ended on July 20, 2023, the fuel fund mechanism was used to stabilize the retail price of diesel. Since July 21, 2023, commercial aviation fuel (Jet A1) consumption averaged 13.45 million liters/day, an 80.9% increase from the same period last year due to the recovery of air travel after the COVID-19 situation subsided. The average use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was 17.69 million kg/day, a decrease of 1 percent from the same period last year.
expected second half Fuel consumption increased from the same period of the previous year by 2 percent due to the economic recovery and the adjustment of businesses that depend more on transportation. Gasoline increased 1.2%, diesel decreased 1.9%, JET A1 gasoline increased 30.6% and LPG increased 5.7%.
In addition, the department expects that the overall average fuel consumption for 2023, except for JET A1 fuel, will return to normal after being affected by the COVID-19 situation as the aviation business is undergoing recovery. and the growth of new technologies that reduce long distance travel.
For solving problems in the trade system and safety of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the household sector or (cooking gas) by the Department of Energy Business by working groups to solve liquefied petroleum gas problems in the household sector. has joined hands with the public and private sectors involved in the supply chain to formulate joint measures, consisting of
1. Set standards and quality of cooking gas cylinders.
2. Safety legislation measures for packing plants and sales outlets
3. Legal measures of relevant agencies Collaborate with the Industrial Product Standards Institute (TISI), the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) and the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) to establish procedures when found unqualified tanks.
4. Complaints and communications Prepare public relations media continuously. In the process of discussion with traders and related agencies to establish a hotline to receive complaints It is expected to begin operations within September 2023.
5. Optimization of charging and repairing of LPG cylinders
6. Solving the problem of illegally filling LPG cylinders in service stations for the safety of the public and to reduce wrongdoing The department has set the full fine rate. And instructs the officials in the area to inspect more intensely.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency