Sri Lanka to Hike Electricity Tariff Amid Energy Crisis

Sri Lanka to hike electricity tariff amid energy crisis

Sri Lanka will increase electricity rates by up to 18 percent from Monday to offset the additional costs of generating power using thermal plants due to the Middle East war, the Public Utilities Commission said. Consumers using more than 180 units (kilowatt hours) of electricity a month will have to pay an additional 18 percent from Monday, while those using less than that will not see their bills affected. "The increase will apply to industries…

Sri Lanka to raise electricity tariffs by up to 18pc amid soaring energy costs linked to Middle East war

COLOMBO, May 10 — Sri Lanka will increase electricity rates by up to 18 per cent from Monday to offset the additional costs of generating power using thermal plants due to the Middle East war, the Public Utilities Commission said.Consumers using more than 180 units (kilowatt hours) of electricity a month will have to pay an additional 18 per cent from Monday, while those using less than that will not see their bills affected.“The increase will a…

Sri Lanka Raises Electricity Tariffs by 18% amid Fuel Cost Pressure

Sri Lanka approved an 18% increase in electricity tariffs in a move reflecting mounting pressure on the country’s energy sector amid rising imported fuel costs, as the government seeks to stabilize the state-owned power utility and strengthen fiscal sustainability.

විදුලි බිල 18% කින් ඉහළට

විදුලි බිල 18% කින් ඉහළ දැමීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහජන උපයෝගීතා කොමිෂන් සභාව තීරණය කර ඇත. 2026 වසරේ දෙවන හා තෙවන කාර්තු වලට අදාළව ගෘහස්ථ කාණ්ඩයේ ඒකක 180ට වැඩි විදුලි පාරිභෝගිකයින්ගේ විදුලි ගාස්තු මෙලෙස ඉහළ යන බව මහජන උපයෝගීතා කොමිසම පවසයි. නමුත් ඒකක 180ට අඩු ගෘහස්ථ කාණ්ඩයේ විදුලි පාරිභෝගිකයන්ගේ විදුලි ගාස්තුවේ කිසිදු සංශෝධනයක් සිදු නොවන බව  එම කොමිෂන් සභාව සඳහන් කළේය. නව ගාස්තු වැඩිවීම විදුලි පාරිභෝගිකයන්ගෙන් 95%ටම බලනොපාන බව මහජන උපයෝගීතා කොමිෂන් සභාව …

Electricity tariffs to rise by 18% for high-consumption users

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced a decision to increase electricity tariffs by 18% for the second and third quarters of 2026.