Mr. Isaret Rattanadilok And Phuket The Vice President of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said so when establishing a joint government-private committee on energy. (FOR. Energy) to solve the problem of the country’s electricity bill structure. At this time, there was no official signature from the energy committee. As he is in the process of nominating representatives from the public and private sectors Both parties are expected to submit names within this week.
anyway Songkhla Provincial Joint Private Committee (KorKor.) which includes the Thai Board of Trade, the Federation of Thai Industries and the Thai Bankers Association sent 2 representatives from each organisation, which is expected to be signed by January 2023. As for the chairman of the Department of Energy, it is expected thatSupattanapong Punmeechaow Mr The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy will be the chairman himself
However, when the working group is established, when will the meeting be held? undecided But believe that it will certainly be fast. because of the issue of electricity bills It is an issue that Thai people are worried about. and in March 2023 Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) The new automatic variable electricity cost (FT) must be published, which is May-August 2023. Therefore, the Ministry of Energy should have to complete the consideration of the new cost structure in order to consider the second installment of this year’s electricity bill.
“Expect that GW.Energy consider the cost of electricity for the period May-August 2023 which is appropriate and fair for all sectors Do not push the burden on the private sector like the previous installment and it should not be more than 5 baht per unit because at this point mealworld energy pricesbegan to decline, the baht appreciated And the amount of natural gas in the Gulf of Thailand is expected to increase. According to Supattanapong Mr. Has provided information during inviting representatives of the Department of Agriculture to discuss at the end of last year.
Regarding the issue of gas production in the Gulf of Thailand, I would like toDepartment of Mineral Fuels a Petroleum Production and Exploration Public Company Limited (PTTEP) Provide clear procurement confirmation information Because personally, I still worry that If the government has changed An increase in domestic gas supply may not meet the announcement of this government.
In the past, the FTI has continuously struggled to adjust the cost of private electricity. By acting under information, reasons until the government retreats to dismantle new costs Until it can reduce the cost of electricity to other consumers who are not households or private electricity cost of that industry is the most used consumer from 5.69 baht per unit to 5.33 baht per unit. For electricity bills from January – April 2023
However, after Supattanapong Mr. Invite representatives of the Department of Agriculture to discuss expecting that world energy prices will start to fall. The baht appreciated And the amount of natural gas in the Gulf of Thailand is expected to increase, there are 3 main conclusions: 1. Ask the Bankers Association to extend the repayment period for customers who are private power producers for another year. reduce AP or Availability Holding of temporary private power plants duringhigh energy crisis
2. Ask for cooperation with entrepreneurs who use 100% natural gas fuel (more than 1,000 people) to reduce their consumption to 80% by increasing the proportion of using diesel fuel by 20% which is cheaper. Or use other suitable renewable energy. But on behalf of the FTI, it is considered that all 3 items do not meet the requirements 5 proposed by the Act.
“Of the 3 items of government property, it was found that item 2 was the most problematic. Because installing a system to temporarily switch to other energy such as fuel oil, diesel, LPG takes at least 5-6 months, while the government should have a soft-lone package or tax prevention incentive Because it requires investment in the piping system and the storage tank. And some factories do not have a buffer, the support zone may not be able to switch to other energy sources due to pollution problems and legal requirements,” said Isaret.
For 5 proposals of the Kor. along with 1. Set the price of electricity in the residential group The burden of additional costs must not be pushed onto the burden of the rest of the electricity users. But the government should find a budget from other parts to help the residential group instead. 2. Extend the debt ceiling for 2 years for the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) by increasing the specific loan limit allocating a credit limit and delaying the payment of income to the treasury This is due to the cost of fuel and the cost of electricity purchased by EGAT, which is a state enterprise. take the burden on behalf of the people before that It is reasonable and possible for the government to manage EGAT to increase the burden. and longer than 2 years
3. Restructuring electricity bills by asking for automatic adjustment of electricity bills by taking steps to reduce the impact on operators and to bring this additional electricity charge Come deduct expenses or reduce tax 2-3 times to lighten the burden for entrepreneurs. and encourage entrepreneurs to adapt or manage energy, for example, adapt their production process to use more electricity during the off-peak period (when electricity is cheap)
4. Promote the installation of solar cellsto use yourself more by focusing on using solar energy temporarily during the energy crisis and being able to sell the excess electricity produced back to the Electricity Authority and 5. Engage with the private sectorin terms of more energy by proposing the appointment of a joint government-private committee on energy (Ministry of Energy)
“Of the 5 items from the private sector, it leads to 3 items from the public sector, but the private sector finds that the government has not yet accepted the private sector’s proposal. Item 1 seeks a budget from other parts to help the residential group instead. Not to throw the burden on the private sector, and Article 4 promotes the installation of solar cells to use more on your own, these 2 things are not mentioned at all. Therefore, at the meeting of the Energy Regulatory Commission FTI will continue to push forward 5 proposals, especially items 1 and 4 because they are necessary. useful to the Thai people and fair to all sectors,” said Mr. Isares.
