The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has submitted a proposal to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) for a reduction in electricity tariffs, a Senior Official of the CEB told the TimesOnline.
The PUCSL has been provided with the necessary data to reduce the electricity bill and is presently being reviewed, he added.
Electricity tariffs are expected to drop by the first week of February, according to Indika Anuruddha, State Minister of Power and Energy.
State minister Anuruddha also expressed optimism that in 2024, around 600 megawatts of electricity will come from renewable sources, according to the new generating plan.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has written to the Chairman of the Electricity Board Mr. Nalinda Iangakoon, requesting the suspension of services of employees causing disruption to the uninterrupted electricity supply, which was declared an essential service on Wednesday (3) by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The Ceylon Electricity Workers’ Union initiated a three-day protest campaign on January 2 against the Bill to restructure the CEB despite declaring the service as essential.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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