PUCSL Chief owes CEB an arrears payment of over Rs. 02 million?

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Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake owes the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) an arrears payment of over Rs. 02 million on a hotel belonging to him, media reports claimed.

According to these reports, the arrears payment is an unsettled electricity bill amounting to over Rs. 2.1 million. The hotel is located in Torrington Place, Colombo 07, reports added.

Upon query, Ratnayake told media that the arrears payment is due to the grace period given to the hotel industry to settle the electricity bills. The relevant arrears are being settled at present, he claimed.

MIAP

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