Power supply to 500,000 consumers disconnected, red notices sent to 5 mn: Sajith

4 December 2023 11:40 am Views - 1322

BY AJITH SIRIWARDANA AND YOHAN PERERA

Parliament, Dec. 4 (Daily Mirror)- Power supply to some 500,000 electricity consumers have been disconnected during the last few days for defaulting bills while red notices have been sent to some 5 million people, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today.

He told Parliament that the question he raised under Standing Orders 27/2 regarding the unreasonable increase in electricity tariffs has not been answered yet and therefore, his privileges have been infringed.

He said he raised a question saying that it was unreasonable to increase tariffs when the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was getting a massive profit as hydropower is generated at maximum capacity now.

Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha said steps will be taken to answer the Opposition Leader's question shortly.