Nearly 1 million electricity connections were disconnected within 2023, the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Alleviating the Impact of the Economic Crisis was informed. 

Chairman of the Committee MP Gamini Waleboda said the facts were revealed during a meeting with several institutions, including the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), on Thursday (Feb 22).

MP Waleboda called for the disconnected connections to be reconnected immediately and without charging a reconnection fee.

The Committee Chairman further called for the reconnection fee to be charged in installments.

MP Waleboda also recommended that a system be implemented for electricity tariffs to be paid in installments. (NewsWire)

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The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has issued a clarification on the news report published on the issuance of Red notices to over 5 million consumers, pointing out that the disconnection rate is not unusual compared to pre-Covid years. 

Issuing a statement, the CEB assured that the disconnections reported this year are normal.

The CEB further said the electricity bill must be paid after one month of electricity consumption and a majority of consumers pay their electricity bills on time.

Stating that usually a red bill is given after one month, the CEB further said that in addition to that, a grace period of 10 days is given after red bills are issued, following which consumers are informed of the electricity being disconnected.

The CEB revealed that 544,488 disconnections and power reconnections have been made in the first 10 months of this year. (NewsWire)

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The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has disconnected the electricity supply of over 500,000 customers as of October this year due to the failure to settle their outstanding payments.

According to the Sunday Times, CEB Media Spokesman Eng. Noel Priyantha said the measures were taken due to non-payment of bills as of October 2023.

Noel Priyantha explained that consumers are provided a 30-day credit period usage along with approximately 10 days’ notice, after which their connection is disconnected. 

He further stated that the electricity disconnections have been carried out in line with the various regulations of the CEB, adding that the connection will be restored once the customer settles the outstanding payments. 

The Ceylon Electricity Board has revised electricity tariffs three times over the last year as cost-cutting measures. (NewsWire)

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