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Analysis of PEA’s

Power Distribution Situation

Power Procurement
In 2016, PEA purchased power from sources and produced power at a total of

137,077.77 million units, a growth of 5.13 percent. PEA purchased 129,328.27 million units of
power from the Electricity Generating Authrority of Thailand (EGAT), 84.81 million units from the
Department of Alternative Energy Development and Effciency, 7,472.04 million units from Very
Small Power Producers (VSPP), 89.07 million units from Solar PV Rooftop power producers and
generated 103.58 million units (from dams and islands).

Power Distribution
Number of Power Users
At the end of 2016, PEA had a total of 18.89 million power users, a growth by 0.50
million power users, or 2.73 percent. The power users were household power users (99.24%)
and industrial or large business power users (0.76%).

Total Units Sales
In 2016, PEA sold a total of 129,673.65 million units, a growth of 5.24 percent in excess
of load forecast, which predicted a power distribution growth rate of 4.68 percent.

Units Sales Categorized by Customer Group
• The residences group had a ratio of 23.86 of total power distribution, or growth of 6.97
percent from hot weather, particularly in March – May 2016, which had a higher mean temperature
than the same period in 2015, resulting in higher power use for cooling. Furthermore, in 2016,
more electrical communication devices were used such as smartphones, computer tablets and
digital cameras, which can be be refected from the fact that power use in residences was higher
than 150 units per month, a growth of 10.11 percent.

• The commercial group had a ratio of 24.34 percent of total power distribution, or
growth of 6.78 percent, from the government’s measures to stimulate the economy and tourism
sector growth. Higher numbers of tourists entering Thailand caused related businesses to grow.
Furthermore, the domestic and foreign residences sector and the agricultural sector had more
purchasing power consistent with power use by department stores which grew by 5.50 percent.

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Annual Report 2016 Provincial Electricity Authority