Bangkok: The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has revised the electricity tariff structure, setting the first 200 units at a price not exceeding 3 baht, and announced the purchase price for solar power from the public sector.
According to Thai News Agency, the NEPC, chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul at the Phakdi Bodin Building, Government House, held its 1st/2026 meeting, focusing on two main issues: revising electricity tariff policies for residential users and promoting rooftop solar power generation for the public.
The council approved a revision of the electricity tariff policy for residential users, adjusting the progressive rate for the first 200 units to a rate not exceeding 3 baht per unit by June 2026. It also adjusted rates for usage exceeding 200 units to encourage more economical and efficient electricity use. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was tasked with considering the use of savings from the allocation of natural gas from the Gulf of Thailand, without gas separation, amounting to 369,568,004.06 baht, as a discount on the Ft charge for May to August 2026 for residential users consuming no more than 200 units per month.
The electricity distribution authority and the ERC will study the feasibility of investing in rooftop solar power generation systems for residential homes. The goal is to provide electricity at a fair and reasonable tariff, with results submitted to the NEPC as soon as possible.
Regarding solar rooftops for the general public, the meeting resolved to approve the Net Billing promotion approach, targeting 500 MW of surplus electricity purchase, with a maximum proposed sales volume of 5 kW per meter. The purchase price for surplus electricity is set at 2.20 baht per unit, with a 10-year purchase period. The ERC is tasked with issuing regulations and announcements for promoting rooftop solar power generation by June 2026, including revising the grid code and supporting equipment to ensure system stability.
The NEPC emphasized the importance of efficient energy use and concrete implementation of resolutions, noting that residential households using no more than 500 units of electricity will benefit from reduced rates, with over 20 million households seeing an average rate of 3 baht per unit for those using no more than 200 units.