The Hon. Kumara Jayakody
Kumara Jayakody stated that an electricity price reduction of US cents 0.23 per kWh would generate approximately USD 2.5 billion in savings over 20 years and denied that any increase had been made. He challenged critics to substantiate contrary claims, arguing that opposing the reduction was inconsistent with concern for public funds, and said he could table the relevant company correspondence if required.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 To be clear, the price was reduced by US cents 0.23 per kWh, yielding about USD 2.5 billion savings over 20 years. We have not increased anything. Opposing a reduction while claiming concern for public funds is inconsistent. If anyone alleges otherwise, prove it. I have the company’s correspondence and can table it if needed.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 6 February 2025 ·No. 1739271735020022 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/777