Kanchana warns of extended power cuts if electricity tariffs not increased

Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekera, at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (Dec.05), has reiterated the need to increase electricity tariffs.

When the matter was discussed at length at the Cabinet meeting on Monday (Dec.05), several ministers suggested that an alternative program should be in place to minimize the losses of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) instead of another tariff hike.