Who’s covered by the mandate<\/p>\n
The directive applies immediately to government workers not involved in direct public services, such as police or hospitals, aiming to reduce national fuel and electricity consumption.<\/p>\n
The policy stems from an ongoing energy crisis exacerbated by Middle East conflicts, leading to volatile global oil prices.<\/p>\n
Cutting use of airconditioners<\/p>\n
The government targets a 20% overnight slash in energy use, encouraging civil servants to wear short-sleeved shirts, set air conditioners to 26\u201327\u00b0C, and use stairs instead of elevators.<\/p>\n
Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul emphasised these “performative energy-saving” steps to foster a cultural shift.Reactions varied.<\/p>\n
Observers praised it as a sustainable move and a “smart step toward a more sustainable future.”<\/p>\n
This measure echoes 2020 pandemic lockdowns but focuses on energy, and underscores Thailand’s vulnerability to global energy disruptions, potentially influencing private sectors and neighbouring economies.<\/p>\n
As of March 11, 2026, the policy’s long-term impacts on productivity and energy savings remain to be seen, but it signals urgent adaptation to geopolitical pressures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who’s covered by the mandate The directive applies immediately to government workers not involved in direct public services,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[114,184,85,46],"class_list":["post-333241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}