By unusuma.lk on (LK time)
Electricity rates have been reduced by 20% with effect from today (17).
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has announced this while publishing its final report on the revision of electricity rates.
The unit rate for the household category between 0-30 has been reduced from Rs. 6 to Rs. 4 and the unit rate for the 31-60 category has been reduced from Rs. 9 to Rs. 6.
According to this electricity rate revision, which will be effective from midnight today (17), electricity rates for the household sector will be reduced by 20%, while electricity rates for religious places of worship and charitable institutions will be reduced by 21%.
Electricity rates for hotels have been reduced by 31%, for the industrial category by 30% and for the public utility category by 12%.
Steps have also been taken to reduce fees for government institutions by 11% and for street lamps by 11%.
