The Public Utilities Commission has taken a unanimous decision to increase the electricity bill by 10% for the second quarter of 2026. However, it is noteworthy that the percentage of the increase in the electricity tariff this time has changed according to the electricity units used by the consumers.
The Ceylon Electricity Board had requested a 13.56% electricity tariff revision from the Public Utilities Commission for the second quarter of this year, but the Public Utilities Commission has revised the electricity tariff upwards as follows based on the opinions and suggestions of the public.
Accordingly, the electricity tariff revision will be implemented from April 1.
Under this, the electricity tariff for the category from 0 to 30 units will increase by 04.3%, and accordingly the monthly bill increase is Rs. 15.
The electricity tariff for the category between 31-60 has been increased by 6.9%, and accordingly its monthly tariff has increased by Rs. 45.
The 61-91 category has been increased by 6.9%, resulting in a monthly increase of Rs. 120.
The 91-180 category has been increased by 7.2%, resulting in a monthly increase of Rs. 420.
The electricity tariff for units above 180 has been increased by a percentage, resulting in a 25.3% increase in electricity tariffs.
Steps have been taken not to increase electricity tariffs for religious and charitable institutions with monthly unit consumption of less than 180 units, and the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has also decided to approve a 9.6% increase in electricity tariffs for electricity consumption of more than 180 units in the same sector.
Meanwhile, it has also been decided to increase the electricity tariff for the general purpose and consumer category by 8%, and the same commission has also decided to limit the electricity tariff for the industrial sector to only 8.7.
The Utilities Commission has also decided to increase electricity rates for government institutions by 14.4%.