CEB seeking tariff hike while making huge profits, says opposition trade union leader

Convenor of the Samagi Joint Trade Union Alliance affiliated with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, Ananda Palitha, yesterday (16) said that the Ceylon Electricity Board was seeking to raise electricity tariffs by 13.56% percent although it had earned a profit of more than Rs 22,000 mn. The CEB recently submitted its proposal to the Public Utilities […]


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