Interior Ministry cuts household electricity rates from September

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Interior is reforming the household electricity rate structure for 2025-2030 to reduce the cost of living.

•The first 200 units of electricity will be priced at no more than 3 baht per unit.
•The new rate structure will be implemented in August 2026 and appear in September 2026 bills.
•Registered vulnerable groups will receive electricity support of up to 315 baht per month per household.
•The measure extends fair electricity rates to residents of dormitories, apartments, and rental houses.

•Mr. Phonphi Suwannachawi, Deputy Minister of Interior, presided over a press conference on July 20, 2026, regarding the household electricity rate structure reform for 2026–2030.
•The reform follows the policy of Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to reduce the cost of living and increase fairness.
•The Ministry of Interior mandated PEA and MEA to set the rate for the first 200 units of electricity at no more than 3 baht per unit.
•The Ministry of Interior expanded the definition of electricity users to include residents of dormitories, apartments, rental houses, and houses with temporary house registrations.
•Vulnerable groups registered with the electricity authority will receive support of no more than 315 baht per month per household, with the user paying any excess.
•The government will use other state budgets to cover public electricity costs averaging 9 satang per unit in household bills.
•Residents of dormitories or apartments who find operators charging more than the government rate can report via the Damrongdhama Center hotline 1567, Public Service Center 1111, or OCPB hotline 1166.
•PEA and MEA will begin implementing the reform in August 2026, with results appearing in the September 2026 billing cycle.

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Phonphi Suwannachawi(พลพีร์ สุวรรณฉวี)

Deputy Minister of Interior who presided over the electricity rate reform press conference.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior whose policy led to the electricity rate reform.

Mongkol Treekitchanon(มงคล ตรีกิจจานนท์)

Governor of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA).

Dishawat Chanyi(ดิชวัฒน์ จันทร์อี่)

Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA).

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for mandating the new electricity rate structure.

Provincial Electricity Authority(การไฟฟ้าส่วนภูมิภาค)ℹ️

An electricity provider (PEA) tasked with implementing the rate reform.

Metropolitan Electricity Authority(การไฟฟ้านครหลวง)ℹ️

An electricity provider (MEA) tasked with implementing the rate reform.

National Energy Policy Council(คณะกรรมการนโยบายพลังงานแห่งชาติ)

The body whose resolution guided the creation of the new electricity rate structure.

Damrongdhama Center(ศูนย์ดำรงธรรม)

A center providing a hotline (1567) for reporting unfair electricity charges.

Public Service Center(ศูนย์บริการประชาชน)

A center providing a hotline (1111) for reporting unfair electricity charges.

OCPB(สคบ.)

The Office of the Consumer Protection Board providing a hotline (1166) for reporting unfair electricity charges.

Household Electricity Rate Structure Reform 2026–2030(การปฏิรูปโครงสร้างอัตราค่าไฟฟ้าภาคครัวเรือน ปี 2569 – 2573)

A government policy to lock the first 200 units of electricity at not more than 3 baht per unit.