TOURISM FEE NOT A SOLUTIONSome tourism operators suggested collecting fees from tourists to prevent overtourism, reviving the 300-baht tourism fee scheme. Thailand's tourism fee scheme was studied by the previous government and finalised. Power demand increases rapidly during the hot season, creating some challenges. This is why maintenance programmes and repair work for power plants are scheduled outside of summer, ensuring they can continue to supply electricity, said Mr Jakgree. He said power supply should be sufficient throughout the hot season despite several new power demand peak records, attributed to power generation capacity in reserve that exceeds 25% of total capacity.

Source: Bangkok Post May 06, 2024 18:21 UTC