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Who can open the conditions – who can stop the ‘right to reduce electricity bills’ under COVID corrective measures
From the case of Mr. Supatthanaphong Phanmichaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy He ordered the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to consider electricity measures to help AND alleviate the suffering of people who have increased the electricity load due to government measures over a 2-month period between February and March 2021 with a total budget of 8,202 million baht.
Jaturong Suriyasin, deputy governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority as MEA spokesman, said that MEA is a state-owned company under the Ministry of the Interior. Responsible for the sale of electricity in the areas of Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan. Ready to implement government measures Alleviate the problems of electricity users in MEA service areas, with the following measures:
Measure 1: For category 1.1 residential electricity users, they will receive the first 90 units of electricity free (including service charges) as a discount on their electricity bill before VAT calculation. In February and March 2021
Measure 2: Residential electricity users in categories 1.2 and 1.3 receive a discount on electricity bills before VAT calculation. In February and March 2021 as follows:
In the case of using adequate monthly electricity There is a unit of electricity consumption less than or equal to the month of December 2020 (base month).
In the case of using adequate monthly electricity With more units than December 2020 (base month), electricity users will receive a discount on electricity bills before VAT calculation. With the following action guidelines
If the authorized monthly electricity consumption does not exceed 500 units It will be calculated equal to the electricity bill of December 2020 (base month)
If the authorized monthly electricity consumption is greater than 500 units but not greater than 1000 units Units will be calculated equal to the December 2020 monthly electric bill (base month) plus additional units beginning December 2020 (base month) at a rate of 50 percent.
If the monthly electricity consumption is greater than 1,000 units, it will be calculated equal to the electricity bill for December 2020 (base month) plus additional units from December 2020 (base month) at a rate of 70%.
Measure 3: Small businesses, categories 2.1 and 2.2 (excluding government agencies and state-owned companies) receive the first 50 units of electricity free (including service charges) as a discount on electricity bills before VAT calculation.
By granting the right of discount under the measure, MEA will automatically reduce the electricity bill on the electricity bill for February and March 2021. And electricity users can check the electricity bill and the right to discount electricity consumption in every month in Electricity Bill, MEA Smart Life app and Line MEA Connect, including recipients of discount measures Able to view the monthly electricity bill cycle related to various measures.
It can be viewed from the date the unit of the electricity bill is registered
The electricity bill cycle for December 2020 (base month) can be viewed from the unit’s registration cycle on any day between December 14, 2020 and January 13, 2021.
The electricity billing cycle for February 2021 (discounted month) can be viewed from the unit’s registered electricity billing cycle on any day between February 14 and March 13, 2021.
The electricity billing cycle for March 2021 (discounted month) can be viewed from the unit’s registered electricity billing cycle on any day between March 14 and April 13, 2021.
Phanumat Limsuwan, deputy governor of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), said that PEA has measures to help with electricity bills to help. And alleviate the suffering of people who use electricity in residences and small businesses according to the Cabinet Resolution of January 12, 2021 for 2 months from the electricity bill from February to March 2021 as follows:
Free use of electricity
1. Residential electricity users Category 1.1.1
Do not use more than 90 units of electricity, use free electricity.
It uses more than 90 units of electricity, uses the first 90 units of free electricity and charges from unit 91 onwards as usual.
2. Small business user of type 2 electricity, excluding government agencies and state enterprises.
Do not use more than 50 units of electricity, use free electricity.
Use more than 50 units of electricity, use the first 50 units of electricity for free and charge from unit 51 onwards as usual.
Give a discount on electricity bills Residential electricity users of categories 1.1.2 and 1.2 use the unit of electricity consumption as the electricity consumption unit according to the December 2020 electricity bill as their base month for billing.
1. The monthly electricity consumption is less than or equal to the unit of electricity consumption of the base month, the cost of electricity will be charged from the unit of actual electricity consumption in that month.
2. The monthly electricity consumption is greater than the base month’s electricity consumption unit.
2.1 Do not use more than 500 units of electricity, the same amount charged as the December 2020 unit.
2.2 Use more than 500 but no more than 1,000 units of electricity charged as of December 2020 plus 50% of the units in excess in December 2020.
2.3 More than 1,000 units of electricity used, the electricity rate is equal to that of December 2020, plus 70 percent of the excess units in December 2020.
Source: Prachachat
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