Prayut orders urgent response to outcry over rising power bills

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Energy to urgently respond to widespread public complaints about the unusually high electricity bills.

The Energy Ministry has been instructed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to urgently respond to widespread public outcry over high electricity bills.

Meanwhile, the government has said it will wait for a special meeting with the Energy Regulatory Commission before approving a 7-satang reduction in electricity tariff for the May to August period.

The commission is also expected to launch a public hearing on the subject soon.