February 23, Colombo (LNW): Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Alleviating the Impact of the Economic Crisis, MP Gamini Waleboda, revealed that 1 million electricity connections were disconnected within the past year. This information was disclosed during a committee meeting on Thursday (22), where several institutions, including the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), were summoned.
MP Waleboda urged for the immediate reconnection of the disconnected electricity connections and proposed the implementation of a system for paying electricity tariffs in installments. Additionally, he called for the reconnection to be done without charging a fee and suggested that any reconnection fees be levied in installments as well.
