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	The peak demand occurred at night chiefly because of demand from the residential and hotel sectors, driven by hot weather that reached 31.1 degrees Celsius, Egat said in a statement.&nbsp;</div>
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	It beat the previous record made last summe at 27,345.8MW.</div>
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	&ldquo;Nevertheless, more records are expected this year. The highest usually occurs during an afternoon of a normal working day, driven by demand from industrial, service and residential sectors ,&rdquo; it said.</div>
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New peak power demand

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New peak power demand

Thailand recorded a new peak power demand of 27,639.3 megawatts at 8.21pm on Wednesday, according to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.

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