Thailand's Deputy Interior Minister Borapi Suwenkiwi revealed to the media that the country plans to levy higher electricity prices for data centers. Polapi works for the Energy Policy Committee. He said that the government will use the additional electricity bill collected from the data center to subsidize civilian electricity expenses. This amount is calculated separately from residents' electricity bills. The official said that Thailand's Energy Regulatory Commission will introduce exclusive electricity price standards for data centers during the August electricity bill settlement cycle as soon as possible.

Zhitongcaijing · 2d ago
Thailand's Deputy Interior Minister Borapi Suwenkiwi revealed to the media that the country plans to levy higher electricity prices for data centers. Polapi works for the Energy Policy Committee. He said that the government will use the additional electricity bill collected from the data center to subsidize civilian electricity expenses. This amount is calculated separately from residents' electricity bills. The official said that Thailand's Energy Regulatory Commission will introduce exclusive electricity price standards for data centers during the August electricity bill settlement cycle as soon as possible.