Kanchana accuses PUCSL Chief of providing low cost power to hotels

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Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara today accused the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) Chairman, Janaka Rathnayaka for providing electricity to the hotels and apartments at a lower rate.

"We will reveal details on it soon," the minister said in Parliament.

"The PUCSL Chairman is creating issues as his misdeeds are exposed," the Minister added.

The Minister said this in response to Chief Opposition Whip Lakhman Kiriella who questioned as to why the minister is harping on a power tariff hike while the PUCSL Chairman has ruled it out.

The Minister was also engaged in a cross talk with MP Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero and questioned as to why the Thero is against paying Adani Group Rs. 40 per unit of renewable energy while asking the government to pay Rs. 60 for others.

"The Minister says that there is a renewable energy mafia in Sri Lanka. There is no such mafia," the Thero said.(Yohan Perera)

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Truth Tuesday, 06 December 2022 03:45 PM

Subject Minister should do a night trip around the Colombo City and see for himself the level of wastage of power in the Havelock City premises and some commercial establishments. Nobody cares for austerity measures and Country continues to spend in foreign currency for the coal and oil imports. Increase the tariff by 500pct for such premises and spare the poor.

Preshirem Tuesday, 06 December 2022 04:11 PM

Minister. Why don’t you inform the public the list of MP

ravin Tuesday, 06 December 2022 05:03 PM

What we know is both have vested interest in supplying and consumption of electricity.

Prasath Tuesday, 06 December 2022 05:17 PM

Why don't you 100% privatise the electricity services ???????

Raj Wednesday, 07 December 2022 12:08 PM

Are you ready to pay much higher rates than now?

Power Ranger Wednesday, 07 December 2022 06:44 AM

Why cannot the government sack the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) Chairman, Janaka Rathnayaka? Who appointed him? Who is backing him up? How can this man be more powerful than the Minister and the Government?

Jude Wednesday, 07 December 2022 09:00 AM

NOT only that, the hotels owe millions in unpaid bills but the hotels bribe The CEB officials, to not to pay the bills!!

Jef Wednesday, 07 December 2022 10:03 AM

Politics and religion have ruined this beautiful nation for long period our only hope is the president people are worrying about mandates etc...the damages done by those who had mandates difrent types of corrupt sectors

DOT Wednesday, 07 December 2022 10:06 AM

Irrelevant politics: !Ho. Minister is very logical ang talking to the point!

Humpty Dumpty. Wednesday, 07 December 2022 12:30 PM

How come an Official of a Commission is more powerful than a Cabinet Minister ? We see here the Official merely ridiculing the Minister !

Daily Mirror Humbug useless to give name Wednesday, 07 December 2022 02:54 PM

Is Janaka Ratnayaka over and above the Cabinet of Ministers, Secretary to Ministry, Or holding powers over Independent Councils/ Commissions to do what ever he wants . He even over rides COPE and COPA . Is he in Jarapaksha favourites

joshua Wednesday, 07 December 2022 08:35 PM

You Minister we do not need your details. Hotels have a special rate. You seem to have just arrived from Mars. No wonder the parliament stinks

Who is this Janaka Ratnayake? Wednesday, 07 December 2022 10:43 PM

Does this chairman has authority to decide the rates to be charged to different consumers? What is his role in the PUCSL? Do the Chairman and the members of CEB take instruction from this man? Why is this man throwing about his weight in the running of the Public sector? The Prime minister should answer these questions.

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