The government is attempting to increase electricity tariffs for a fourth time this year in line with the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Sri Lanka, the Electricity Consumers’ Association says.
National secretary of the association Sanjeewa Dhammika said they have urged the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) not to green-light the proposal for another tariff hike.
Despite the government having taken a policy decision for a biannual electricity tariff hike, he said the government attempted to increase the tariffs for a third time earlier this year and failed. “Now it is trying to raise the tariffs for a fourth time.”
The government’s fourth attempt at an electricity tariff hike is a bid to fulfill its commitments to the bailout package provided by the IMF, Dhammika said urging the PUCSL not to approve the proposal.
