MEA electricity bill discount starts today! Measures to provide electricity bill discount Measures COVID-19 new wave can be inspected from the fire bill for the unit registration period 14 Feb-13 Mar for 2 months
Mr. Jaturong Suriyasin, Deputy GovernorMetropolitan Electricity Authority As a spokesperson for the MEA, according to the Cabinet’s resolution to help power consumers affected by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak situation, today the MEA will begin delivering Discount on electricity bill Giving electricity users the first day Covers electricity users Category 1, residential houses and category 2 small businesses. Which is scheduled for the right to discount electricity bill in the unit registration period from February to March 2021
Mr. Chaturong added that MEA as a state enterprise agency under the Ministry of Interior. Responsible for selling electricity in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan areas. The government has improved the system to support the electricity bill discount in accordance with the government’s measures, and has established a convenient and fast rights verification channel for power users. Started to offer electricity bill discount for the first month in the electricity bill cycle in February 2021, which consumers can check from the available electricity bill.The unit registration cycle on February 14, 2021 until the electricity bill that has been registered on March 13, 2021.
Then will startDiscount for March In the electrical bill registered to the unit on March 14, 2021 continued until the unit registered electricity 13 April 2021. Which all electricity consumers That are entitled to a total discount for a period of 2 months. Type 1 residential home electricity users consist of categories 1.1 – 1.3 and category 2 small businesses. Which consists of categories 2.1 and 2.2 that are entitled to receive a discount on electricity automatically. No registration required
Which can check the discount from the monthly electricity bill Which will clearly state discount details And can be easily checked through online channels Line MEA Connect and MEA Smart Life Application or check and see how to calculate the electricity discount from the MEA website. https://ebill.mea.or.th/discount Just enter the meter code number And the account number showing contract (CA) can be checked immediately.
In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as for safety, MEA recommends that consumers pay their electricity bills or use the convenient online channel without having to travel 24 hours a day at a location close to home, shopping malls. Tesco Lotus, 7-Eleven and CenPay stores including Tops Supermarket Family Mart and Central Food Hall, all branches or through payment agents at all locations. Including e-Payment channels by credit card Mastercard such as MEA Smart Life Application
You can access all MEA’s online services at https://www.mea.or.th/eservice/. You can contact MEA’s social media channels, including Facebook: MEA MEA, Line: MEA Connect, Twitter: @mea_news, and MEA Call Center 1130, 24 hours. hour
A 2-month electricity bill reduction measure to cure COVID-19 is divided into 3 cases as follows:
Measure 1 for residential electricity users Where the meter is installed no more than 5 amps and uses no more than 150 units of electricity per month including
- Consumer electricity category 1.1 of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA)
- Category 1.1.1 electricity consumer of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA)
- Retail customers of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
- Category 10 of the Royal Thai Navy (Electricity welfare)
10.13 million eligible category 1 applicants who will receive the first 90 units of electricity free.
Measure 2 for home electric users that use more than 150 units per month is as follows:
- Type 1.2 and 1.3 of the MEA
- Electricity consumers in categories 1.1.2 and 1.2 of PEA
- EGAT’s retail customers
- Category 11 of electricity welfare
Discount for electricity for 2 months
A total of 11.83 million eligible category 2 applicants will receive a reduction in the electricity bill in respect of the additional power consumption units from the electricity bill. Which uses December 2020 as the basis for calculation
In this operation, it is a discount on the electricity bill before the calculation of VAT. With guidelines for electric charge as follows
1. In case the electricity consumption in February – March 2021 is less than or equal to the electricity consumption unit according to the electricity bill in December 2020, the electricity bill shall be charged according to the actual electricity consumption unit of that month.
2. In the case of electricity consumption in February – March 2021 than the units of electricity used according to the electricity bill of December 2020 to be a discount on the electricity bill before VAT calculation. With a guideline to charge electricity according to the consumption of electricity
Measure 3 for small electricity users (Excluding government agencies and state enterprises)
- Small power users of MEA.
- Electricity consumers in the type of small business of PEA,
- Direct customer of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
- Electricity consumers of the Electricity Welfare Industry That looks like a residence in conjunction with a small business
Those eligible for Category 3 measures will receive the first 50 units of electricity free of charge.
News reports revealed that In addition to the electricity bill reduction measure, the government has a policy to reduce water bills at a rate of 10% for a period of 2 months in the billing cycle of February – March 2021, only for housing. And small businesses To cure COVID-19 for the people
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