I called the electric co who checked and told me I had an outstanding bill that was overdue, so my electric had been cut off! I was, I think quite understandably, pretty annoyed about this, especially as the man I was speaking to kept insisting that I come down to the office and pay the bill. I politely ranted
and got him to agree that the best solution was to send someone to reconnect me and I pay him. I didn't have complete confidence that this was going to happen any time soon, but to give credit where it is due, within 20 minutes a guy turns up and does the necessary - although I had to pay an extra 60 baht on top of the bill! So it appears that the earlier power cut had been so they could disconnect me, while putting the overdue bill in my mailbox because someone somewhere had cocked up and not given it to me before! It was exactly 28 days from when the meter had been read and 11 days overdue so I have to assume that is how long you have before the same happens to anyone else. I guess this is a word of warning to everyone more than anything else - note the date when you normally have to pay your bill and if you don't receive it go to the office and enquire. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had a similar experience. 
