2. General situation in Thailand’s electricity sector
Electricity is one of the necessities in the ordinary business of
life, and a major driving force for world economic growth and
development, Thailand without exception. With un-storable
nature of electricity, the supply of electricity must always be
available to satisfy the growing demand. Since 1968, Thailand
electricity supply services have all been taken over by the state
government and operated under state enterprises under a law
empowering its monopoly. The state utilities accumulated assets
and built up their manpower to expand and operate the power