Residents are being urged to reduce electricity usage.
On Tuesday it was reported that Koh Samui Regional Electricity Authority District Office (REA) manager Sornchai Jaturonlaks had announced that power would be cut in some areas between 6 and 10 pm.
“Power use has shot up to 105 megawatts but only 90 megawatts can be distributed, and that naturally has an impact,” he said.
“For that reason, we request our brothers and sisters in Samui to co-operate in reducing electricity use and to understand that the Samui REA is forced to cut power to some areas during August.”
The power cuts are necessary, he said, “so that the majority of the island continues to have power.”
The cuts will continue until next March at the earliest.
Mr Sornchai explained that if a project to bring power from Khanom district, the northern-most district of Nakorn Sri Thammarat, finishes in March as scheduled, “sufficient electricity will be available to completely meet demand on Samui.”
– Source: Manager Online