Government fears April 5 power shortage

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Energy Minister: Power supply critical on April 5

Published: 20 Feb 2013 at 17.58
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The postponement of planned maintenance on the Myanmar Yanada gas pipeline has not eased concerns of a power shortage in early April, with the Yingluck government warning of the need to cut electricity use during this critical period.

Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisarn said after meeting with energy officials on Wednesday that Total, the French operator of the Yadana field, had agreed to delay maintenance work on the pipeline, scheduled from the morning of April 4 to April 5, until April 14 as requested by Thailand.

But he warned of a possible shortfall of electricity on April 5, especially in the afternoon when electricity consumption usually peaks to 26,300 megawatts.

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Discussion 18 : 22 Feb 2013 at 20.1118
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I have lost one factory in The flood. The government told us that Navanakorn will not flood. I lost my factory and still has not go insurance. It is not possible for April 5th, Maybe out for a long time or couple of months. Don't trust these word. Be prepared buy a generator. I am also informing my clients that they cannot penalize me for late deliveries, due to power shortage. I think the power cut is for a long time. If it happens I have already let go 110 people last year, we will let go another 110 workers. Bringing us down from 425 workers to 205 in three years.
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Discussion 17 : 22 Feb 2013 at 15.1317
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We have a house in the middle of Pattaya in a small Soi and we do not have air-con at all. All bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living room have Pathlom’s (fans) and it is fine with us. The good news we have a monthly electric bill of around 1,000 baht. And in our office every air-con (10 units) is set at 27 degrees saving electric again.
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Discussion 16 : 21 Feb 2013 at 11.3916
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Why is there massive import tax on things like solar panels which save the country importing energy ?
We should be welcoming alternative energy .This panic over a short disruption in service is a wake up call.
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Discussion 15 : 21 Feb 2013 at 11.2615
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So what happened to the rice for gas deal with Iran? Surely they can fill the gap.
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Discussion 14 : 21 Feb 2013 at 07.3614
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I live out in the rural part of Thailand and have an a/c unit in each bedroom. They get switched on every year in March to see if they still work and are only used when the family come up from Bangkok. The only exception to this is if somebody is ill and needs a cool place to recover and even then the stat is set to 27.

I open the window shutters, leave the mossie screens in place and use fans. With my bedroom windows open it was 28.5 when I went to bed and 25 when I got up, no a/c.
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Discussion 13 : 21 Feb 2013 at 07.3613
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Traffic jams wasted a lot of energy too.
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Discussion 12 : 21 Feb 2013 at 06.5312
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Energy saving scheme, all those tax rebate cars PTP handed out have to pay double at the pump for the month of April.
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Discussion 11 : 21 Feb 2013 at 05.2611
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Why don't we come up with short sleeve shirts and shorts uniform? The US postal service uses this kind of uniforms in summer. That would be more weather appropriate for Thailand and the A/C can go 27C.
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Discussion 10 : 21 Feb 2013 at 04.3410
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Finally, the dream of taking part in the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming is coming true for Thailand, which might make up for millions of new cars put on the roads as a result of the First Car Buyers Scheme. Less energy consumption means less heat generated. Enjoy...
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Discussion 9 : 21 Feb 2013 at 04.079
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Solar panels can make mosts 1 - 2 store house energy independent. Even give a surplus of energy. A Majority of all houses ands schools in Thailand belongs to that category.
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