The proposed CEB tariff revision, due to come into effect next month will be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) this week, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara said.
Minister Wijesekara in a X (formerly twitter) message said that a discussion was held with the CEB tariff division yesterday to finalize the electricity consumer tariff revision proposal.
He said the Government made a policy decision last year to implement a cost reflective tariff mechanism and that the tariffs will be revised quarterly every year.
‘Accordingly the July tariff proposal will be submitted to the PUCSL this week,’ he added.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
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.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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