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• Livestock grew by 7.93 percent from domestic demands for consumption and in
exporting chicken, pork and shrimp products.
• Textiles receded by 0.59 percent from lower demand in the global market because

Thailand is at a disadvantage to regional countries in the areas of product cost and
quality.

Power Losses
In 2016, PEA had a loss of 7,404.12 million units in the distribution system, or 5.40
percent, a reduction from 5.50 percent for losses in 2015 due to consistent measures aimed at

reducing technical and non-technical power losses in the system. Losses can be categorized
by individual areas as follows :

The
The Nothern Northeastern The Central The Southern
Region Region Region Region

Power losses

7.17 percent 6.84 percent 3.99 percent 6.96 percent

Estimated Units Sales in 2017

A work committee of PEA prepared predictions of power needs and assessed the power
distribution situation at base (November 7, 2016) for growth of 3.42 percent for the entire year
of 2017 from the following factors :

Positive Factors

• Domestic and Regional Economy
The domestic economy continues to show improving trends driven by the Thailand 4.0
policy, investment dispersion to the provinces in compliance with government policy, consistent
use of measures to stimulate the economy, export promotion, support for tourism, and budget
disbursement by government agencies and state enterprises including an economic direction
with certainty from a stable political situation.

The regional economy has a clearer direction from policies carried by countries leading
the economy and investment growth in neighboring countries from major infrastructure construction
in the previous year, which will help increase border trade.
• Spending, Investment, and Compliance with Government Policies
Mechanisms to push for economic development and budget distribution to the provinces

to support concrete strategic development plans to promote competitive capacity, particularly in
the area of the Internet, a major driver of Thailand 4.0 policy, rail logistic networks to link the transport

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Annual Report 2016 Provincial Electricity Authority