Current Crisis

Electricity sector has few choices. Prices have to go up. The monopoly power supplier, the Ceylon Electricity Board has Rs.

Feeble attempts to raise revenue haven't worked.

The last proposed price hike, which is being challenged in courts, would have raised revenue by a mere 3 percent.

Far short of the 40 percent revenue increase needed to for CEB to break even.

For power consumers who are already paying very high rates, another increase will tough to bear.

For instance a large scale commercial user of electricity here pays Rs. 12 for each