Power Minister Assures Nearly 23percent Reduction In Electricity Tariff To Those Using Less Than 30 Units
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May 21, 2023
The proposed power tariff revisions will provide nearly 23 percent reduction to consumers who use less than 30 units per month, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said yesterday.
He said that with regard to electricity tariff revision, the rate charged per one unit of electricity for the first 30 units in the domestic category, will be reduced by Rs. 05.
Accordingly, the new rate per one electricity unit in that category will be Rs. 25. Meanwhile, the fixed charge for the first 30 units consumed will be reduced to Rs. 250. The current fixed charge for this category is Rs. 400.
He said that a minimum of 23% relief would be provided to the first category and 1,744,000 families in total would receive the relevant benefit.
The tariff charged per unit for the units consumed between 31 and 60 is expected to be reduced by 9%, while for 0-60 units the charge is to be reduced by 7%.
In addition, the electricity tariffs for 15,646 religious places consuming 0-30 units of electricity will be reduced by 23% and a 7% reduction will be provided to 10,692 religious places consuming between 31-60 units from the month of July, the Minister said
Moreover, an electricity tariff revision of 29% to 40% has been proposed for the hotel category, according to the minister.
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