Thailand

Getting Electricity in

Thailand

Below is a detailed summary of the procedures, time and cost required for a business to obtain an electricity connection for a newly constructed building in Thailand.

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  • Name of Utility: Metropolitan Electricity Authority
  • City: Bangkok

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application at Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and await estimate

The customer can submit the application for connection online. The cost estimate is provided after site inspection, but if GIS data is available, no site inspection is needed. GIS data is available for most of the city. Documents required for the application are copy of identification card, copy of census registration, copy of contract of sales, rent, lease, copy of company affidavit, power of attorney document. Usually, the representative of the owner of the warehouse would submit the application.
Agency: Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) 		13 calendar days no charge
2 Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) conducts external connection works

The utility conducts the external connection works. All cable and equipment for external connection are provided by utility. If a transformer needs to be installed, it would belong to the utility and other customers would use the transformer as well. The connection fee by MEA is based on a 140 meters connection. For 150 meters, the client would have to pay the cost for 10 meters of cable in addition to the connection fee.
Agency: Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) 		22 calendar days THB 107,361.0
* 3 Customer submits request and receives internal inspection by Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA)

The client submits a request for an internal wiring inspection by the utility. The client has to be present during the inspection.
Agency: Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) 		2 calendar days THB 2,743.5
4 Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) installs meter, final connection and electricity starts flowing

After the connection is finished, the Meter Service Section of the utility installs the meter. After that the final connection is done by the Distribution System Maintenance Section and electricity starts flowing.
Agency: Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) 		1 calendar day no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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