Tachileik requests power from Laos, and other areas were given some time to plan.
Thailand’s delay of cross-border energy and fuel products is affecting border populations in Myanmar, some of which are sourcing power from Laos where feasible.
According to resources and local people ‘ reviews on Wednesday, the expected effect on the legal companies along the border may be limited because they lack the resources to purchase their own generators.
At the request of Chinese regulators, the Thai authorities cut off the electricity supply to Myawaddy, Payathongzu, and Tachileik on Wednesday night after they warned that call-center con operations were posing a growing threat to the safety of Taiwanese people.
Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who oversees the power cutoff at the Provincial Electricity Authority ( PEA ) headquarters, reported that the cutoff had an impact on the supply of 20 megawatts of electricity.
The Seed earns about 600 million ringgit a year from the cross-border power source to Myanmar, a small amount compared with its full of 600 billion baht periodically, he said.
According to Mr. Anutin, energy sales from Thailand can begin if Myanmar officially says it will stop scams ‘ access to Indian power supplies. When questioned about whether the cutoff had effectively combat the scam gangs, he said he would not reply.
Specialists in the Chiang Rai state, which edges Tachileik, reported that officials were increasing energy exports from Laos to make up for the Thai limit. The process may consider a few days to complete, he said.
The energy threshold has affected about 7, 500 homes, 65 churches, 45 institutions, 15 military tents and five facilities in Tachileik, say regional sources.
Residents of the area already had their plans in view of the possibility of a threshold. ( Story continues below )
Electric officials disconnect power supply wires to Myawaddy, in Mae Sot city of Tak, on Wednesday night. ( Photo: Assawin Pinitwong )
In Tak province which borders Myawaddy, cross-border business continued as usual even as Thai authorities stopped oil export to Myawaddy, said  , Col Natthakorn Rueabtip, commander of the Ratchamanu task force.
Meanwhile, people in Myawaddy were building up their oil stocks, he said.
Security forces thwarted the export of generators and oil to the Myanmar side of the border in the province of Kanchanaburi, which is close to Payathongzu.
Ten Thai women who were returning to Sangkhlaburi on Wednesday complained to authorities that the power cut had caused the closure of a Payathongzu entertainment center.
According to sources, Payathongzu customers were frantically looking for diesel at gas stations, but the price had soared from 35 to 60 Baht per liter.
People in Payathongzu had also stocked up on solar panels because the power cutoff was anticipated. However, there has been an impact on government offices, hospitals and schools.
Impact was limited on the Chinese-owned casinos and entertainment places because they had their own generators, sources said.
Mobile phone services from Thailand continued as usual in Payathongzu, they added.
On Wednesday, customers line up for fuel at a Myawaddy gas station. ( Photo: Assawin Pinitwong )