The Hon. Kumara Jayakody
Kumara Jayakody stated that electricity tariffs had been reduced with effect from midnight on 17 January 2025, with revised domestic unit rates across consumption bands to appear in the next bill. He said the average reduction would be 21 per cent for domestic consumers and 31 per cent for industry and hotels.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, from January 17 at 12.00 midnight, we reduced tariffs. On the next bill, all will see: - 0–30 units: from Rs. 6 to Rs. 4 per unit - 31–60 units: from Rs. 9 to Rs. 6 - 61–90 units: from Rs. 18 to Rs. 14 - 91–120 units: from Rs. 30 to Rs. 20 - 121–180 units: from Rs. 42 to Rs. 33 - Above 180 units (households and institutions): from Rs. 65 to Rs. 52
¶ 02 On average, domestic tariffs fall by 21%; for industry and hotels, by 31%. Effective from January 17 at 12.00 midnight.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5661