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Hears !!! Electricity costs early next year drop to 3.61 baht per unit.
Date 05 Nov 2020 Time 11:17
ERC presses the FT. Jan – Apr ’64, dropping another 2.89 Satang, sending happiness to Thais As a New Year’s gift Pay fewer electricity bills The consequences of proper gas price management
Mr. Komkrit Tantaravanich The Secretary General of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC Office), as spokesperson for the ERC, revealed that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved a resolution to reduce the variable electricity tariff (FT) for the payment. Electricity during January-April 2021 at -15.32 satang per unit, decreased compared to the previous period (September to December 2020) to -12.43 satang per unit sending. As a result, electricity consumers pay for electricity at 2.89 satang per unit, or 3.61 baht per unit of what the ERC had previously managed. And freeze the FT To help ease the cost of living for people on an ongoing basis.
However, although the price of natural gas tends to be higher. This is due to the trend of higher demand for natural gas in the world market. But with managing spot LNG imports, which in the past were cheaper than Gulf gas prices, AND you can partially replace gas in the Gulf, making Pool Gas prices lower, resulting in lower gas electricity production costs than previously anticipated.
However, the ERC has taken into account several risk factors, such as rising fuel prices. Economic conditions that may not recover in the short term. Risk factors in On exchange rate fluctuations Including the potential to freeze the FT throughout the year 2021, then resolved to charge the FT at a rate of -15.32 satang in the period from January to April 2021.
The factors for determining Ft in the period from January to April 2021 consisted of: 1. Increase in the demand for electrical energy in the period from January to April 2021 equivalent to approximately 60,685 million units. From September to December 2020, electricity demand is expected to be 58.910 million units or 3% more.
2. Fuel consumption ratio Electricity generation during January – April 2021 still uses natural gas as the main fuel. 55.32%, purchase of electricity from abroad, 14.92%, lignite coal from the Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT) 9.47%, imported coal 8.31% and other 8.14%.
3. The situation of the price of fuel used to generate electricity In general, the average price of fuel of each type increased with respect to the previous period. Except the price of imported coal which has decreased from September to December 2020
4.The average exchange rate used in the forecast (September 1-31, 2020) is 31.4 baht per US dollar. The forecast appreciation in the forecast from September to December 2020 at 32 baht per US dollar.
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