The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
The Minister of Energy clarified that the matter in question had not been tabled before Cabinet and therefore no Cabinet decision or discussion had taken place. He disputed a quoted comparison of solar tariffs, stating that the Rs. 14.46 rate applies to solar projects above 1 MW, which require substantial land area, and should not be compared with rooftop household systems. He said the appropriate comparison was with rooftop systems under 20 kW, which have a higher tariff of Rs. 19.61.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 You always distort what we say. I said it has not been tabled in Cabinet. There is no Cabinet decision; it has not been tabled before Cabinet.
¶ 02 If so, there should be no decision yet; it has not even been discussed. You quoted it wrongly. The Rs. 14.46 applies to solar above 1 MW. To build 1 MW you need at least about 2.46 acres. Are we talking about typical house roofs? Even the former President’s residence roof is smaller than that. Comparing that to ground-mounted at Rs. 19.27 is wrong; compare to rooftop under 20 kW at Rs. 19.61, which is higher.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2025. No. 1747807095041246. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4007