Get your electricity deposit back

[snoop1130]

Get your electricity deposit back

By THE NATION

 

 

Electricity consumers can begin registering on March 25 to have their deposits on the service returned, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced on Thursday (March 19).

 

“This is aimed at complementing the government’s policy on alleviating people’s financial burden during the economic slowdown and Covid-19 pandemic,” said deputy secretary-general Komkrit Tantravanich.

 

“Deposits paid for electricity for use in residential houses and small business will be returned to those who register.”

 

He said the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and Sattahip Electricity Authority have 23 million users who are eligible to recoup their deposits.

 

“We estimate that more than Bt33 billion will be returned,” Komkrit said.

 

“After March 31, no deposit will be required from new users for homes and small businesses.”

 

Electricity users outside Metropolitan Bangkok can check online if they’re eligible at https://dmsxupload.pea.co.th/cdp/. If so, they can receive the deposit via bank account transfer, Prompt Pay, state welfare card or cash from any PEA office.

 

Electricity users in Metro Bangkok can register at www.mea.or.th or via the “MEA Smart Life” mobile application or by scanning the QR code on a power bill and receive the deposit via Prompt Pay, bank account transfer and Counter Service (maximum amount Bt50,000).

 

Registration can also be done at (02) 256 3333 from March 25-29, daily except weekends and public holidays from 8am to 3.30pm.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384425

 

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[Yorkshire Tea]

Just told the wife about this, & eventually, she admitted she knew about it.  Planning on keeping quiet, about a nice windfall - our deposit was something like 12,000 bt ????

Edited March 19, 2020 by Yorkshire Tea

[Assurancetourix]

36 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Just told the wife about this, & eventually, she admitted she knew about it.  Planning on keeping quiet, about a nice windfall - our deposit was something like 12,000 bt ????

Do you own a big factory?
Because my wife just told me that ours is around 300 baht

[Yorkshire Tea]

15 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

Do you own a big factory?
Because my wife just told me that ours is around 300 baht

No. but it's a 30 amp meter.   Never heard of anyone paying 300bt.  A few thousand is normal.

[Assurancetourix]

Just now, Yorkshire Tea said:

No. but it's a 30 amp meter.   Never heard of anyone paying 300bt.  A few thousand is normal.

A security deposit has nothing to do with paying a monthly consumption.
And as for those who do not consume much or the old workers over 70 years, some pay nothing at all each month, like my mother-in-law who is 77 years old.

A few km from my home, a Frenchman has a factory and 380 volts; monthly consumption rarely exceeds 3,000 baht

[Yorkshire Tea]

3 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

A security deposit has nothing to do with paying a monthly consumption.
And as for those who do not consume much or the old workers over 70 years, some pay nothing at all each month, like my mother-in-law who is 77 years old.

A few km from my home, a Frenchman has a factory and 380 volts; monthly consumption rarely exceeds 3,000 baht

I'm talking about the deposit for the meter, as in OP.  You seem to be talking about monthly bill.

[trainman34014]

40 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

Do you own a big factory?
Because my wife just told me that ours is around 300 baht

Ever wondered if your Mrs tells fibs ?

 

[Mulambana]

Is this the deposit for the meter? Are they going to refund it? If so, i need ot inform my GF to get her deposit back for the house she bought three weeks ago and the condo she bought 15-years ago.

Edited March 19, 2020 by Mulambana

[Rotweiler]

The original deposit is for the hookup service which includes deposit for the meter itself.  The average cost (according to the story above..) is about 1,500 Baht ("23 million users who are eligible to recoup their deposits  -   more than Bt33 billion will be returned".

 

Ours ranged from 3200 to 12,000 Baht - we were told the amount of the deposit depends on the distance from the main to the meter and the capacity of the meter itself (2 or 3 phase/5, 10, 15 amp or more).

[URMySunshine]

Better than nothing every little helps. We are providing some emergency financial assistance to some distressed family members. 

[timendres]

This is a very solid idea. Something that seems to be in short supply at the moment.

[jvs]

Can you also get it back if it is in a foreigners name?

[Chrysaora]

I have never paid a deposit for electricity. 

 

Am I special?

[CGW]

29 minutes ago, Chrysaora said:

Am I special?

Anybody with Golden armour is considered "special" even outside the troubled times we are living in ????

Do you have Electric?

[Chrysaora]

1 hour ago, CGW said:

Anybody with Golden armour is considered "special" even outside the troubled times we are living in ????

Do you have Electric?

My Hamster runs in his little wheel only taking bathroom breaks, so yes.

[RubbaJohnny]

Electrical refunds,

Shocking

[Muhendis]

4 hours ago, RubbaJohnny said:

Electrical refunds,

Shocking

This is the current situation

[baansgr]

I can see there being many disappointed people here. Deposit on meters is usually 2,000, when buying a property, it costs 2,000 to change the name as that original deposit is returned to the previous owner, because of this many people don't bother changing the name...no I'd card, no refund

 

[klauskunkel]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

users in Metro Bangkok can register at www.mea.or.th

can't seem to find where to register on their webpage...

Edit: It starts March 25

Edited March 20, 2020 by klauskunkel

[topt]

50 minutes ago, baansgr said:

it costs 2,000 to change the name as that original deposit is returned to the previous owner,

Seems to depend on what kind of supply - mine is/was 6000 baht.

Has been threads on this before.

[Grumpy John]

2 x Meters at 2 separate locations puts a smile on my face.  Now,  if Prayut wants my complete love and adulation he needs to put a package together to help my Mango farming wife.  100.000 baht would help makeup for the loss this year. 

[jvs]

2 hours ago, Muhendis said:

7 hours ago, RubbaJohnny said:

Electrical refunds,

Shocking

This is the current situation

Will it amp up the economy?

[silverhawk_usa]

Bought a house this past November.  To change to my wife"s name:  Deposit for meter

2,000baht.

[whiteman]

maybe it will Fizzle out and give us a shock ????

[phetchy]

Can anyone tell me what this is all about? Stuffed in the letter box by the meter reader.  Everyone in the village got one.

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Edited March 21, 2020 by phetchy

[jvs]

On 3/21/2020 at 12:13 PM, phetchy said:

Can anyone tell me what this is all about? Stuffed in the letter box by the meter reader.  Everyone in the village got one.

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Apparently there are some people in you village who are stealing electric,people do not have a meter.If you have a meter you should be ok.

[jvs]

Went to the provincial electric company today to ask if foreigners also

can get their refund back.Guess what?We can!!!Since i paid 5000 baht deposit

for the meter i applied for getting it back.Easy?

Depends who you bank with.They told me they can not send the money to me using my own bank.(yellow bank,Ayuthaya)

Can not!!I had to open an account with the bank they deal with so i went and opened an account at KrungThai bank.

Not a real problem doing so but it took a long while and by the time i

made it back to the electric company the people i had talked to before had all left.

It is going to take another trip to sort this out,maybe tomorrow if we are still allowed on the road?

[Grumpy John]

There maybe a spanner in the works.  The wife is reading a Thai language story about the deposit and the catch is after you get the refund you are responsible for any repairs to the meter.  As I  don't read Thai I cannot confirm that.

 

[kickstart]

On 3/19/2020 at 6:35 PM, Assurancetourix said:

Do you own a big factory?
Because my wife just told me that ours is around 300 baht

My wife just said the same thing our meter is 5 amp we should get 300 baht back, I have herd  of 700 baht .

But, it will be paid in to BAAC ,Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural  Co-op's ,(Tor-Kor-Sor), as that is in the wife's name I will not see any of it.

[David B in Thailand]

I have a 30/100 meter in my name. I'll go the PEA this week to see how to be the refund. The deposit is posted on the wall in most PEA offices. Smaller meter has a nominal deposit, and some meters the deposit is larger.