The Ministry of Power and Energy announces that there will be no power cuts from today (16) as the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has approved the 66% increase in electricity tariffs.
Sources in the Ministry of Power and Energy said that a decision will be taken in the near future regarding the people who are unable to pay their electricity bills.
The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, Janaka Ratnayake, did not want to increase the electricity bill, but this decision was reached based on the consensus of the three members of the Public Utilities Commission. It is reported that according to this proposal, the Ceylon Electricity Board is expected to earn an additional income of 287 billion rupees.
The Public Utilities Commission had approved the increase of electricity tariffs by 66 percent with effect from yesterday (15).
