Electricity tariff reduction by 20 percent!
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has announced an average reduction of 20% in electricity tariffs. The decision will come into effect from midnight on the 17th, said Jayanath Herath, Director of the Commission’s Communications Division.
In the residential sector, the tariff for 0-30 units will be reduced from Rs.6 to Rs.4. Similarly, the tariff for 31-60 units will be changed from Rs.9 to Rs.10.
He said that this new tariff revision will be implemented for the first six months.