The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara questioned the Government’s delay in reducing electricity tariffs, citing the President’s commitment to reduce tariffs by more than 30 per cent “in the near future.” He argued that tariff revisions in October, December, and subsequent concession opportunities had been missed, while the PUCSL had identified errors in pricing inputs from the Ministry and CEB. He further disputed claims of losses, referring to a reported Rs. 167 billion surplus in 2024, Treasury assumption of debts, and high hydro generation, and asked when relief would be provided to consumers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Do not twist words. The commitment was to reduce the tariff. The President himself said “steps will be taken to reduce the electricity tariff by more than 30 per cent in the near future.” Is “near future” three years? Further, the PUCSL has clearly said the pricing inputs provided by the Ministry/CEB were erroneous. You failed to reduce in October or December; now two further concession windows before June are missed. People need relief now. You also claim losses—whereas there is a surplus of about Rs. 167 billion for 2024, and debts were taken over by the Treasury. With more than 56 per cent hydro during 2023–2024, why can’t you reduce sooner? When will you do it? Please avoid misinformation.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2025. No. 1738229262040729. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23610