Continuous loss caused by CEB because of politicians’: PUCSL Chairman

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama  

The reason for the total loss incurred so far by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was due to stupid decisions taken by the politicians, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) chairman Janaka Ratnayake said. 

Addressing the media after appearing before the Human Rights Commission (HRC) this morning, he said a stupid political decision was taken in 2014 to reduce the electricity tariff by 25 percent, and with the revision, the CEB incurred a loss of Rs. 50 billion per year.   The PUCSL was summoned before the commission last morning for an inquiry over their failure to prevent power cuts during the Advanced Level examination.  

“Even the current Power and Energy Minister has made a firm decision to impose power cuts with the Advanced Level (AL) examination and raise the electricity tariff,” he explained.  
“The present minister also stands by stupid decisions, and those decisions were taken by him without using his mind,” the chairman added.