Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday (24) removed the head of the country's utilities regulator after he blocked a huge electricity tariff increase that was in line with demands from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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ri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has proposed reducing tariffs by an average of 3%, in a new cost and tariff filing, but the proposed costs have fallen 27%, Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, Janaka Ratnayake…
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Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Energy is planning to break up state-run Ceylon Electricity Board into 14 separate generation, and the current independent regulator, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) will be abolished, its…
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Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayak said he will take legal action over the 66% electricity tariff hike, which was higher than the increase recommended by its secretariat
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Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday (16) directed the Ministry of Power and Energy to ensure uninterrupted power supply after the proposed record tariff hike is implemented
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Sri Lanka's electricity regulator has approved a 65% hike in electricity tariffs effective from Wednesday (15), a government source said
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Tilak Siyambalapitiya, a power sector expert who had warned of impending crises in the sector several years in advance explains how the tariff methodology was supposed to work
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 Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) on Monday (23) rejected a request by the power regulator Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to limit power cuts during to the ongoing advanced level exams, citing the high…
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Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Monday (9) approved new electricity tariffs to reflect the cost of coal and power generation to take effect this month, Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said, without saying how much higher they would be
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Sri Lanka plans to hike power tariffs by 60 to 65% in January 2022 through cabinet approval to offset costs, officials said
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