Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has alerted that in case electrical energy tariffs are not increased according to the requirements noted by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), prolonged power cuts will need to be imposed.Speaking at a press conference held this afternoon (27 Dec.), focusing on Sri Lankas coal crisis and its impact on the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai, Wijesekera noted that the electrical power tariffs pointed out by CEB will need to be enforced so as to keep the day-to-day power cuts to a minimum.Refuting current claims that electrical power tariffs are being increased to make up for the losses incurred by CEB thus far, Wijesekera discussed that the walking is being proposed to cover the expense required to create electricity.He more stressed that if the tariffs were being increased so as to recover CEBs losses, it would need to be increased by a much greater percentage.Speaking at a media instruction last week, Wijesekera asserted that electrical power tariffs will certainly be modified in January 2023, relating to which an in-depth report is due to be submitted at the first Cabinet meeting scheduled for 02 January.When the matter was discussed at length at a Cabinet meeting earlier this month, numerous ministers suggested that an alternative program should remain in place to decrease the losses of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) instead of another tariff hike.However, Wijesekera, at the time, pointed out that the prevailing concern can not be dealt with and that the duration of day-to-day power cuts would have to be increased to a minimum of six hours if the electrical energy tariffs are not increased.Meanwhile, Wijesekera included that steps are presently underway to guarantee that all spiritual places of worship will be offered with a totally free of charge 05 kw solar power system within a period of almost 3 months.The task is to be assisted in under an Indian credit facility, he stated in this regard.
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