In the action where the Thai government planned to cut off electricity in the border areas at 9 AM on February 5th, places like Ruai Koko Town and Ban Wang Pha in Daxia Prefecture remained brightly lit. It is rumored that these areas have large generators and have purchased hundreds of thousands of liters of diesel from Thailand in preparation for the power outage. Nevertheless, the Thai government proceeded with the planned power cut as scheduled.
After the power cut, Thai authorities discovered that some areas along the Myanmar border began using generators for power supply, especially in the Myawaddy area, where villagers had started using generators for lighting. Although the sound of the generators was noticeable, the lighting was slightly insufficient compared to normal conditions.
Meanwhile, the power supply in areas like Daqili in Myanmar was also affected, with some of the power still being supplied by electricity providers sold by the Thai Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA).
During this power cut operation, the Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Anutin, personally supervised the execution of cutting off Myanmar's electricity by the Electricity Management Authority (PEA) at five locations. He emphasized that the operation was entirely dependent on automation and remote control systems, and the power would be immediately cut off after pressing the "shutdown" button.
The Thai Electricity Authority cut off a total of 20.37 megawatts of power supply, which is expected to cause an annual loss of about 600 million Thai baht in electricity sales. However, Anutin stated that despite the considerable financial losses, it was all worth it to protect the interests of the Thai people. He also revealed that the Thai government would further coordinate with the Myanmar side to address issues that may arise from the power cut.
