For data centres, an industry drawing strong investment interest, the government plans to set conditions covering electricity supply, water resources and power costs. It is preparing to announce a new electricity tariff category for these users, known as type 9, under which data-centre operators would pay higher power rates than ordinary households.
Beyond the EEC, semiconductor board and public-private economic committee, Anutin also chairs five other economic bodies: the National Strategy Committee, the National Energy Policy Council, the National Digital Economy and Society Committee, the Sustainable Development Committee and the National Urban Planning Policy Committee.
Each board comes with major policy issues and unresolved problems requiring coordination across parties and ministries.
Together, the eight boards place Anutin at the centre of Thailand’s economic decision-making at a time when competition for global investment is becoming faster and more intense.
The broader goal is to rebuild confidence among businesses, attract investment in industries that will shape the future, encourage production bases to be established in Thailand and support technology transfer to Thai workers.
The eight economic boards chaired by Anutin are:
- Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee
- National Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Industry Policy Committee
- Joint Public and Private Sector Committee for Economic Problem Solving (JPPCC)
- National Strategy Committee
- National Energy Policy Council
- National Digital Economy and Society Committee
- Sustainable Development Committee
- National Urban Planning Policy Committee
