The Board of Directors and officers representing several institutions including the Sri Lanka Public Utilities Commission and the Ceylon Electricity Board were summoned and questioned by the National Council regarding the increase in electricity charges.
The matter was discussed when the National Council convened in Parliament yesterday (19) under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
Officials representing the CEB said the PUCSL must promptly provide a decision on the proposal to increase electricity tariffs proposed by the CEB along with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said necessary calculations will be completed first.
Accordingly, the Speaker said the CEB and the PUCSL will discuss the matter and reach a final decision.
A decision was accordingly reached to summon all relevant parties before the National Council once again on the 24th.
In addition, the draft of the final report of the National Council sub-committee on identifying programs related to economic stabilisation was also presented to the National Council by the chairman of the committee MP Patali Champika Ranawaka.
