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Electricity Hike Needed, Says Former Thailand Authority Chief.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Yuthana Praiwan

May 4--Electricity costs could rise by 32 satang per unit (kilowatt-hour) to reflect rising energy costs in the local and global market.

Sitthiporn Ratanopas, the former governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, noted that natural gas prices have risen in recent months to 155 baht per one million BTU (British Thermal Units) from 115 baht earlier.

Natural gas is the main fuel source, accounting for about 70 percent of the total used in power production in Thailand.

Furthermore, the price of fuel oil, a more costly energy source also used by Egat for power generation, has steadily increased to ...

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