It is reported that the recommendations of the Public Utilities Commission regarding the electricity tariff revision are scheduled to be announced today (28).
A spokesman for the Ministry of Power and Energy said that according to the new tariff revision, there will be a reduction in electricity tariffs by about 18 percent.
A meeting of the Public Utilities Commission is also scheduled to be held today to discuss the new proposal to reduce the electricity rates referred by the Electricity Board.
Meanwhile, Mr. Wasantha Samarasinghe of Jatika Jana Balawega says that there is a possibility of reducing the electricity bill by 37 percent.