Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha
Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha asked whether the Government would fulfil the President’s election pledge to reduce electricity bills by one-third at the next tariff revision. He cited recent declines in Brent crude and coal prices and urged the Government, in coordination with the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, to align the revision with that promised reduction.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I thank the Hon. Minister for the answer.
¶ 02 My first supplementary: During the election campaign, the President promised to reduce electricity bills by one-third—for example, Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 2,000; Rs. 9,000 to Rs. 6,000. Since January, Brent crude has fallen from USD 77 to USD 67 per barrel; coal prices also dropped from about USD 150/MT in November to about USD 101 over six months. If you are a people-friendly Government, together with PUCSL you can fulfill your pledge at the next revision. Will you align the next revision to your one-third reduction promise?
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Cite as: Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 March 2025. No. 1744281136023320. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26394