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Coal units restarted to curb electricity costs
Bangkok Post
|March 21, 2026
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the restart of two decommissioned units at the Mae Moh coal-fired power plant in a bid to contain rising electricity bills.
ERC secretary-general Poonpat Leesombatpiboon said the commission’s board resolved that state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) should bring units 9 and 10 back online.
Together, the two units can generate 600 megawatts of electricity, which will be added to Mae Moh’s current total capacity of 700MW.
Coal, though controversial, remains significantly cheaper than liquefied natural gas (LNG), which accounts for about 60% of Thailand’s power generation.
Dit verhaal komt uit de March 21, 2026-editie van Bangkok Post.
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