The Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku argued that existing rooftop and ground-mounted solar tariffs, set based on earlier cost structures, should be revised to reflect current costs. He said the payback period for rooftop solar can be unusually short and stated that the Government would introduce a tariff structure fair to both consumers and utility providers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 You know, both rooftop and ground-mounted solar tariffs were set years ago on past costs. Costs have changed. Can we not revise tariffs accordingly? My own rooftop system pays back in two and a half years—where do you find a business with a 2.5-year payback? That is not a normal business. We will bring a fair tariff—fair to both consumers and utilities.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17179