Unplugging #electricity monopoly
"🇹🇭centralised energy sys contain structural hurdles. 1 is govt using cost-passing mech'sm to shift some of e financial burden to consumers. 2 is e inflexible PPAs tt #Egat has been sign'g w pte #powercos, which limits negotiations & freedom to choose a power source tt fits social & #environmental cond'ns.. Policymakers don't bother abt any impact of inaccurate forecast bec #Thailand's PPA hv mechanism to pass on fin'al burden to consumers"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2867528/unplugging-the-electricity-monopoly
"🇹🇭centralised energy sys contain structural hurdles. 1 is govt using cost-passing mech'sm to shift some of e financial burden to consumers. 2 is e inflexible PPAs tt #Egat has been sign'g w pte #powercos, which limits negotiations & freedom to choose a power source tt fits social & #environmental cond'ns.. Policymakers don't bother abt any impact of inaccurate forecast bec #Thailand's PPA hv mechanism to pass on fin'al burden to consumers"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2867528/unplugging-the-electricity-monopoly
