The power outage, from 9am to 5pm, is to allow workers to safely carry out repairs and maintenance to the high-voltage system in the area, PEA Thalang announced.
According to the notice, the affected area will be along the east side of Thepkrasattri Rd from Marine Steel Phuket to Thalang Phra Nang School.
However, according to the map posted with the notice, the area to be affected extends as far south as as far south as the Lotus’s shopping mall and includes areas west of the main Thalang Town Intersection along the Baan Don - Cherng Talay Rd to the Baan Khian Market and Thalang Kung Kata.
The PEA urged residents and businesses in these regions to make necessary arrangements to minimise any inconvenience during the specified outage period. People are advised to unplug sensitive electronic equipment and take precautions to safeguard appliances.
The PEA Thalang branch apologised for inconvenience caused by the power outage.
For more information, people were advised to call the Thalang PEA office at 076-386882 or the PEA call centre 1129.