Blackouts Expected in South This Summer

(The Phuket News)

PHUKET — Authorities have warned that Phuket and other provinces in the south may experience more blackouts than normal between June 13 and July 10 because the natural gas pipeline from Malaysia will be closed for maintenance.

As a result, there will be a shortfall of 420 million cubic feet of natural gas a day, which in turn means that the Chana power station in Songkhla, which produces 710 Megawatt of electricity, will have to be taken off the national grid.

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