"Ratsana" Slams 3 Baht Electricity Policy: "Half Truth"

MGR Online•Politics•78d ago

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Former Senator Ratsana Tositrakul accuses the government of presenting a misleading half-truth regarding the 3 Baht electricity tariff policy, arguing it fails to address root causes and disproportionately benefits power plant investors.

•Former Senator Ratsana Tositrakul criticizes the government's 3 Baht electricity policy as a 'half truth'.
•The policy is accused of shifting the burden to consumers instead of addressing the root causes of high electricity costs.
•The policy allegedly continues to benefit private power plant capital while the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is sidelined.
•Key issues like 'availability payment' costs and excessive power reserves are highlighted as factors contributing to high electricity prices.

Overview

•On April 30, 2026, N.S. Ratsana Tositrakul posted on Facebook criticizing the government's policy to reduce electricity costs to 3 Baht per unit.
•N.S. Ratsana Tositrakul labeled the policy a 'half truth' and questioned the government's approach to solving expensive electricity issues.
•One of the main causes of high electricity costs identified is the government's failure to negotiate a reduction in 'availability payment' and manage the 'Adder' price premium for purchased electricity.
•Excessive power reserves exceeding 50% of demand also contribute to the burden on consumers.
•Instead of addressing root causes like availability payment and Adder costs, the Prime Minister, as chairman of the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC), opted for a tiered electricity structure.
•This tiered structure shifts the burden from low electricity consumers to high electricity consumers, effectively making the public bear the costs themselves.
•Private power plants currently produce approximately 70% of the country's electricity, with EGAT's role reduced to 30%, acting as a buyer rather than the primary producer.
•N.S. Ratsana Tositrakul believes past policies allowed for the transfer of revenue and profits from state enterprises to private entities, with guaranteed returns via availability payments regardless of actual production.

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Key Quotes

N.S. Ratsana Tositrakul

"Speaking only half the truth equates to a whole lie."

การพูดความจริงเพียงครึ่งเดียว เท่ากับความเท็จทั้งหมด

N.S. Ratsana Tositrakul

"The higher the electricity usage, the colder you get when seeing the bill."

ยิ่งใช้ไฟสูง ยิ่งหนาวเมื่อเห็นบิล

Key Entities

Person

Ratsana Tositrakul(รสนา โตสิตระกูล)ℹ️

Former Senator who criticized the government's 3 Baht electricity policy.

Organization

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

Political party whose 3 Baht electricity policy is being criticized.

National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC)(คณะกรรมการนโยบายพลังงานแห่งชาติ (กพช.))

Committee chaired by the Prime Minister, responsible for energy policy.

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)(การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย (กฟผ.))ℹ️

State enterprise whose role in electricity production has been reduced.