Cambodian power deal to be cancelled

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), a government power distribution arm, is preparing to terminate a power purchase agreement with Cambodia following the disconnection of electricity transmission to the neighbouring country during the territorial dispute.

- YUTHANA PRAIWAN

The termination is required after Thailand stopped supplying electricity to Cambodia days before a Thai soldier stepped on a landmine while he and his group were on patrol along the border in the Chong Bok area of Nam Yuen district in Ubon Ratchathani on July 16.

“We asked the Cambodian Embassy through the National Security Council to confirm that the authority can terminate the contract,” said Mongkol Treekijjanon, governor of the PEA.

The PEA plans to distribute 50 megawatts of electricity previously sold to Cambodia to serve demand from users in Thailand.