INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara revealed that it has been proposed that the electricity tariffs be reduced by 01 July
consumers of the domestic category and that the relevant proposal will be approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka
(PUCSL).The Minister also explained that it has been proposed to reduce the rate charged per one unit of electricity for the first 30 units
in the domestic category by Rs.02
Accordingly, the new rate per one electricity unit in that category will be Rs
06.The tariff charged per unit for the units consumed between 31-60 is expected to be reduced by Rs
11, bringing down the rate charged per unit to Rs
The current rate charged per unit in this category is Rs
30, according to the minister.Furthermore, Wijesekara also disclosed that the tariff charged per unit for the units consumed between 90- 180
20, bringing down the rate charged per unit to Rs
30.In addition, the Minister stated that the relevant proposal will be forwarded to the Public Utilities Commission tomorrow (07) or Monday
(10) and it is expected to be approved.
