Power bills poised to rise 4.6% in early 2022
Power bills are set to increase by 4.6% from January to April next year to an average of 3.78 baht per kilowatt hour (unit) as Thailand needs to import costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) for electricity generation, says the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
The state measure to put a cap on electricity bills to relieve people's living costs, which has been implemented over the past two years, will come to an end as LNG prices in the global market increase.
The electricity rate remained at 3.64 baht per unit since 2019 before declining to 3.61 baht per unit last year and still being in use through 2021.
Fuel tariff (Ft), which is used to calculate electricity bills, has been in the negative territory since 2017, ranging between -0.11 and -0.37 baht a unit.
From January to April next year, the Ft rate will be 0.139 baht a unit, according to the ERC.
The period is the first adjustment of the Ft in 2022.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/22 ... early-2022
No idea where they get those figures from, our last bill was 4.25 per unit. But at least we're getting warned now before the price hike.
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