25%-40% Fuel Surcharge on Electricity Bills

Thursday, 16 February 2012 12:50

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The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) annonced today (15 Feb) that a fuel adjustment charge (FAC)of 25%-40% is to be added to the monthly electricity bills.
Speaking during a media briefing, Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission Dr. Jayatissa de Costa said that the increment was a FAC and not an increase per unit of electricity generated.

The FAC is to come into effect from midnight today (15 Feb) under the folowing three categories.

For household users based on use

0-30 units – 25%

31-60 units – 35%

61 and above – 40%

Other Groups and users

Industries and hotels -15%

Universities and Government Vocational Training Institutes – 25%

Relegious Institues and organizations, Street Lamps, State Hospitals and Schools are freed from the FAC..

The FAC is to be charged according to the number of units consumed monthly and not on the monthly fixed charge

Dr. de Costa said this decision was reached to provide uninterupted power supply to the Public and to cushion the excessive expense incurred when generating electricity as prices of Petrol and diesel prices has increased and the cost for power generation would increase accordingly.

With the ammendemnts made to the fuel prices, cost for  power generation in 2012 is expected to increase by Rs.29 Billion