It will take about three days to solve the problems at the JDA-A18 gas field, according to Egat spokesman Saharat Boonpotipakdi. As a result, power saving in southern provinces is necessary during this period to avoid supply disruption.

Due to the gas supply shortage, a 710-megawatt power plant at Jana has switched to use diesel to generate electricity while another 766-megawatt plant is still undergoing modification, so Egat needs to get additional power supply to meet the southern region’s demand for a total of 2,350 megawatts.