Sri Lanka Raises Electricity Tariffs by 18% Amid Fuel Cost Pressure
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Sri Lanka Raises Electricity Tariffs by 18% amid Fuel Cost Pressure
Sri Lanka approved an 18% increase in electricity tariffs in a move reflecting mounting pressure on the country’s energy sector amid rising imported fuel costs, as the government seeks to stabilize the state-owned power utility and strengthen fiscal sustainability.
විදුලි බිල 18% කින් ඉහළට
විදුලි බිල 18% කින් ඉහළ දැමීමට ශ්රී ලංකා මහජන උපයෝගීතා කොමිෂන් සභාව තීරණය කර ඇත. 2026 වසරේ දෙවන හා තෙවන කාර්තු වලට අදාළව ගෘහස්ථ කාණ්ඩයේ ඒකක 180ට වැඩි විදුලි පාරිභෝගිකයින්ගේ විදුලි ගාස්තු මෙලෙස ඉහළ යන බව මහජන උපයෝගීතා කොමිසම පවසයි. නමුත් ඒකක 180ට අඩු ගෘහස්ථ කාණ්ඩයේ විදුලි පාරිභෝගිකයන්ගේ විදුලි ගාස්තුවේ කිසිදු සංශෝධනයක් සිදු නොවන බව එම කොමිෂන් සභාව සඳහන් කළේය. නව ගාස්තු වැඩිවීම විදුලි පාරිභෝගිකයන්ගෙන් 95%ටම බලනොපාන බව මහජන උපයෝගීතා කොමිෂන් සභාව …
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has decided to increase the electricity tariffs of household consumers with more than 180 units by 18 percent for the second and third quarters of 2026.
Sri Lanka’s regulatory body approves an 18% increase in electricity rates following fuel cost surge and reduced coal quality.
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), which oversees the country’s energy sector, has sanctioned an 18 percent increase in electricity […] The post Sri Lanka’s regulatory body approves an 18% increase in electricity rates following fuel cost surge and reduced coal quality. appeared first on FINANCIAL CHRONICLE.
Sri Lanka’s regulator allows 18% electricity tariff rise after fuel price hike, lower quality coal
ECONOMYNEXT – The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, the island nation’s power regulator, approved an 18 percent electricity tariff hike for consumers using more than 180 KWh units, effective from May 11, it said on Saturday (09). The PUCSL said the special electricity tariff revision was based on cost estimates submitted by the National System Operator on April 28. “The PUCSL reached its final decision today after considering the proposa…
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