The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka hereby give notice on the revised electricity tariffs charged by Ceylon Electricity Board and Lanka Electricity Company, in terms of Section 30 (2)(c) of Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 20 of 2009. These tariffs will be effective from 10th August 2022.

 

End User Tariffs for Low Voltage Retail Supply

The following rates shall apply to supplies at each individual point of supply delivered and metered at 400/230 Volt nominal and where the contract demand is less than or equal to 42 kVA.

 

End User Tariffs for Low Voltage Bulk Supply

The following rates shall apply to supplies at each individual point of supply delivered and metered at 400/230 Volt nominal and where the contract demand exceeds 42 kVA. These Charges are applicable for all categories; Industry (I-2), Hotel (H-2), Government (GV-2) and General Purpose (GP-2).

 

End User Tariffs for Medium Voltage Bulk Supply

The following rates shall apply to supplies at each individual point of supply delivered and metered at 11,000 Volt nominal and above. These Charges are applicable for all categories; Industry (I-3), Hotel (H-3), Government (GV-3) and General Purpose (GP-3).

Other Decisions

• In case of Low Voltage Retail supply, Monthly Fixed Charge for consumers with solar roof tops under Net-Metering and Net-Accounting schemes shall be charged the Monthly Fixed Charge applicable to their net imported electricity. 
• Industry, Hotel and General-Purpose category consumers who earn more than 60% of their revenue in foreign currency are required to pay their electricity bills in United States Dollars (USD) converted at the buying rate declared by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the date at which the bill is settled. The Consumers who fall under this scheme shall be given 1.5% discount on their bills. This scheme will be effective from 01st September 2022. 
• Hotel category consumers will be charged 50% of the tariff increase with effect from 10th August 2022, and the balance 50% will be effective from 10th November 2022.

Decision on Electricity Document [Download]

Annex 1

Letter to CEB_tariff revision 2022

Minister Brief

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION

Janaka Ratnayake
Chairman