Bangkok residents in 17 listed areas should plan for scheduled electricity cuts today, Sunday 20 September. The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) says the work is needed for maintenance, system improvements and some overhead-to-underground cable conversion, with the longest listed windows running until 15:30.
MEA has scheduled temporary electricity suspensions for Sunday 20 September 2026 at multiple points in Bangkok and Samut Prakan. PPTV reports 26 locations across the two provinces; the detailed Bangkok list published from the MEA notice contains 17 Bangkok locations.
The utility says the interruptions are required so crews can safely develop and maintain the distribution system and install equipment connected with moving some overhead electricity infrastructure underground. That means these are controlled work-zone outages, not an emergency failure affecting the whole capital.
For Bangkok residents, the practical issue is very local. A road may appear on the list while only a specific soi, village, condominium cluster or section of that road is affected. Check the location description carefully.
The Bangkok locations published for today are:
| Area | Planned window |
|---|---|
| Tha Din Daeng Road — from the mouth of Soi 18 into Soi 18 | 08:00–13:00 |
| Thoet Thai Road — from Soi 19 along the listed stretch | 08:00–15:30 |
| Mu Ban DK Road — Soi DK 9 to DK 17, including DK 14 and nearby area | 08:00–15:30 |
| Seri Thai Road — mouth of Soi 59 and nearby area | 08:30–15:30 |
| Srinakarin Road — end of Park Avenue Village soi | 08:30–15:30 |
| Chaloem Phrakiat Rama 9 Soi 7, Intersection 4 | 08:30–15:30 |
| Ramkhamhaeng Soi 60 — Intersections 1, 3 and 5 | 08:30–15:30 |
| Lat Phrao Wang Hin — Soi 32, Soi 47 and Chalisa Village | 08:30–15:30 |
| Chaloem Phrakiat Rama 9 Soi 30 — intersection with Ruek Dee 2 Soi | 08:30–15:30 |
| Lat Krabang Soi 24/4 — Rom Suk Condo Buildings 3–7 | 08:30–13:00 |
| Itsaraphap Road — opposite Big C Itsaraphap to the mouth of Soi 15 | 08:30–14:00 |
| Ratchamontri Road — from Kanchanaphisek Road to Supalai Orchid Park Village 1 | 08:30–15:30 |
| Prachachuen Road — Soi 9 to Soi 15 | 08:30–15:30 |
| Chaeng Watthana Soi 10 — mid-soi to the end | 08:30–15:00 |
| Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road — Mo Chit Bus Terminal frontage to opposite Railway Staff Housing | 08:30–15:00 |
| Ramkhamhaeng Road — Thai Namthip Soi | 08:30–15:30 |
| Ramkhamhaeng Road — from Soi 19/1 to Soi 23 | 08:30–15:30 |
MEA also lists nine locations in Samut Prakan. This Totally Bangkok update focuses on the 17 Bangkok entries; residents travelling into Samut Prakan should check the full notice rather than relying on this Bangkok-only list.
People working from home in affected sois should assume home internet equipment and Wi-Fi will be unavailable unless their building has suitable backup power. Condominium residents should also check how their building handles lifts, access systems, water pumps and parking gates during planned outages.
Shops, cafés and small businesses in the listed stretches may need to adjust opening plans or payment arrangements. The published notice does not say that every business along an entire named road will lose supply, so the exact section matters.
Anyone who relies on electrically powered medical equipment should use their established backup arrangements and contact the relevant service provider or building manager if there is uncertainty about supply continuity. Do not rely on a general news list for a critical medical-power decision.
If your address is inside or immediately beside a listed work zone, charge phones and power banks before the published start time, save computer work, and check whether your router, building access or other essential equipment depends on mains power.
For refrigerated food, the simplest approach is to minimise unnecessary door opening during the outage window. If you operate a business with refrigeration, pumps or other higher-load equipment, follow your equipment and building procedures rather than improvising electrical work.
Planned outages are also a good reason to make sure automatic gates, electronic locks and building-entry systems have the expected manual or backup procedure. In larger condos, building management is normally the best source for property-specific arrangements.
One listed work zone runs along Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road from the frontage of Mo Chit Bus Terminal to the opposite side near the Railway Staff Housing, scheduled 08:30–15:00. The announcement is an electricity-work notice, not a notice that the bus terminal itself is closing.
If you are travelling through Mo Chit during that window, allow for the possibility that nearby shops or premises may have limited power-dependent services. Check your bus operator or terminal information separately for transport operations; the MEA notice alone should not be read as a service-cancellation notice.
Because the affected areas are highly specific, the safest check is the current MEA outage information for your exact road, soi, village or building. A nearby road name is not enough to prove your meter is included.
Residents can also ask their condominium, village or building management whether they have received an MEA notification. If a planned cut does not occur exactly at the published start time, that does not necessarily mean the work has been cancelled; field schedules can move as crews complete earlier jobs.
Thairath — MEA planned outage locations for 20 September 2026, published 19 September 2026; checked 20 September 2026.
PPTV — 26 planned outage points across Bangkok and Samut Prakan, published 19 September 2026; checked 20 September 2026.
Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) — official utility information and current service channels; checked 20 September 2026.
Verification note: the 17 Bangkok locations and times above were transcribed from the current MEA notice as reported by Thairath and cross-checked against PPTV’s count of 26 total Bangkok/Samut Prakan points. Locations are deliberately described at the level published in the notice; readers should verify their exact address with MEA or building management before making critical plans.