The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
The Minister stated that the Ceylon Electricity Board issues monthly bills for street lighting, but local authorities have not paid them. He said the CEB has instructed that separate accounts be opened for street lamps under each local authority, with charges applied under a Public Utilities Commission-approved tariff. He emphasized that electricity supply costs must be recovered from the relevant consumers, while noting that the Government is discussing a suitable solution.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes. (ii) The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) issues monthly bills for this purpose; however, local authorities have not made payments.
¶ 03 (b) (i) Yes. By an internal circular, the CEB has instructed that accounts be opened for all installed street lamps under the respective local authorities. (ii) A separate tariff approved by the Public Utilities Commission applies to street lighting; payments must be made by local authorities based on units billed under those accounts. (iii) As a policy, the cost of supplying electricity must be recovered from the relevant consumers; therefore, charges must be levied for electricity supplied. (iv) The Government is already discussing an appropriate solution. (v) We expect to provide a suitable solution based on the outcome of those discussions.
¶ 04 (c) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17250