Electricity tariffs will be further reduced
Minister Keheliya Rambukwella had said that after completion Sampur power house the electricity tariffs would be further reduced as the contracts to supply electricity with private suppliers will not be renewed.
He further added .that after the completion of the third phase of the Norochcholai power plant a unit of electricity will cost Rs 8/25 and no new contracts will be signed to obtain electricity
It was further said that the government will not extend the current contracts signed for 25 years to purchase a unit of electricity from private suppliers who sell a unit of electricity for amounts between Rs 42/ to Rs 60/-