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August 7, 2018

PLC Energy and Natural Resources (Electricity) Global Guide 2018 – Thailand Chapter

Practical Law Company

Tilleke & Gibbins has contributed to the electricity regulation section of Practical Law Company’s Energy and Natural Resources Global Guide, which provides a Q&A-style overview of power issues and regulations across 22 jurisdictions worldwide.

The Thailand chapter, written by David Beckstead, a consultant in the Tilleke & Gibbins corporate and commercial group, details Thailand’s domestic electricity market, regulatory framework, and procedures and requirements. In particular, it covers the following subjects:

  • Electricity market and regulatory structure
  • Main companies, foreign ownership, and import of electricity
  • Sources of electricity generation, authorization, and operating requirements
  • Transmission authorization, operating requirements, and charges
  • System balancing
  • Distribution authorization, operating requirements, and charges
  • Supply authorization and operating requirements, trading between generators and suppliers, electricity price and conditions of sale, and statutory powers
  • Tax issues and insurance
  • Reform

Practical Law Company is owned by Thomson Reuters and provides global guides covering legal know-how for corporate lawyers.

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