Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
Hon. Kumara Jayakody corrected the Leader of the Opposition’s statement on rooftop solar pricing, stating that the Government reduced the unit price from Rs. 27 to Rs. 19. He argued that purchasing electricity at higher rates, such as Rs. 37 per unit, would undermine the supply of cheaper power to low-use consumers, noting that about 70 per cent of consumers receive up to 90 units at Rs. 18.50 per unit.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, the Leader of the Opposition made an inaccurate statement. When we came to power, the rooftop solar unit price was Rs. 27. We reduced it from Rs. 27 to Rs. 19. That must be corrected. He also says we are doing a contractor’s deal. Is the Leader of the Opposition taking the producer’s contract and asking us to buy at a higher price? Preventing cheap power to the poor and asking us to buy at higher prices—for whose contract is that? We purchase at about Rs. 18.50 per unit and sell up to 90 units to about 70 per cent of consumers at Rs. 18.50. Why should we buy at Rs. 37? It is clear whose side he is on—those dubious businessmen.
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Cite as: Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 November 2025. No. 22934. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4389