Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow has defended the government's power development plan, saying it does not just benefit energy businesses as alleged by the opposition. The opposition further said that the electricity production capacity, if maintained at an excessively high level, will result in a greater financial burden for consumers. Mr Supattanapong insisted the figures used by the ministry to calculate the power production capacity are correct and differ from those provided by the opposition. "Currently, the total electricity production capacity is more than 50,000 megawatts, which may sound huge. Under the new power development plan for 2022, production capacity has been reduced by more than 3,000 megawatts, he said, adding that demand for power is also expected to increase for electric vehicles in the future.
