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NSO decides against tariff hike despite PUCSL hearing
The National System Operator (NSO) decided not to seek an electricity tariff increase for the October-December quarter of 2026, citing improved reservoir storage and above-normal rainfall forecasts. Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka questioned the Public Utilities Commission's decision to hold a public hearing on tariffs despite no proposed hike.
AIමෙහි සිරස්තලය සහ සාරාංශය පුවත් ආයතනවල වාර්තා උපයෝගී කරගෙන AI මගින් ලියා ඒවාට සාපේක්ෂව පරීක්ෂා කරන ලද ඒවාය. AI වැරදි කළ හැකි බැවින් සම්පූර්ණ තොරතුරු සඳහා සබැඳි වාර්තා කියවන්න.
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සම්පූර්ණ පුවත
සෑම අංකයකින්ම එම වාක්යය ගත් වාර්තාව විවෘත වේ.
- The National System Operator (NSO) decided not to seek an electricity tariff hike for the October-December quarter due to improved reservoir storage and above-normal rainfall forecasts.2
- Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka questioned the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka's (PUCSL) decision to hold a public hearing on tariffs despite no proposed increase by the NSO.13
- The PUCSL reduced its initial tariff hike proposal from 2.88% to 1.46%, exposing discrepancies in electricity cost projections.4
- Karunathilaka stated that available data and forecasts showed no need for a further tariff increase this year, aligning with the NSO's decision not to seek an increase.3
- The Minister criticized the public hearing as unnecessary, suggesting it would provide a platform for opposition politicians and YouTubers.3
- NSO submitted revised projected generation costs, indicating a fall from Rs.129 billion to Rs.125 billion, removing the need for a tariff revision.3
1 Daily Mirror · 2 The Island · 3 Asian Mirror · 4 Lanka News Web