Power consumption up 2.1% in five months
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Thailand's power usage in the first five months of this year rose by only 2.1 per cent from the same period last year in line with slow economic activities.
Combined usage reached 74,636 million kilowatts per hour (units), up by 1,556 million units from the same period last year.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand earlier targeted a 4 per cent increase in power consumption for this year.
Despite the lower-than-expected growth rate, Saharath Boonpotipukde, deputy Egat governor, insisted that Thailand needs to follow the Power Development Plan for long-term energy security.
The plan includes 9 coal-fired power plants with combined capacity of 7,300 megawatts.
