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UNCOVERED: Erc confirms lower power bills from sep - The Untold Story

A Metropolitan Electricity Authority worker changes a street lamp bulb in Bangkok. (Photo: Bangkok Post)

Household electricity bills have been poised to fall from September after regulators approved a new tariff structure that removes public street-lighting costs from residential bills and caps the rate for the first 200 units of monthly consumption at no more than 3 baht per unit.

Energy Minister Akanat Promphan said on Thursday the changes would cut electricity charges by about 6 satang per unit, with the new rates to affect September bills through to at least December.

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