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මාධ්ය නිවේදනය දකුණු අසියාවේ ඉහළම විදුලි ගාස්තු ඇත්තේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විදුලි ගාස්තුව කලාපයේ රටවලට වඩා 2.5 – 3 ගුණයකින් වැඩියි!
Sri Lankans pay 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than South Asian neighbours In 2023, Sri Lanka revised its electricity charges three times in February, July and October. The stated basis for the increase, was to recover the full cost of providing electricity. This analysis compares the electricity charges on households in Sri Lanka in December 2023 with what households are paying in other South Asian countries. Two findings emerge that justify public concern on electricity bills in Sri Lanka: 1) Sri Lanka has the highest household electricity cost of any South Asian country (see Exhibit 1, comparing against the highest cost areas of supply in other countries). 2) Sri Lankan households are paying c. 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than the average cost to their counterparts in South Asian countries (see Exhibit 2). A tariff decrease is planned in Feb 2024; this new structure would result in cost reduction in the electricity bill of around 4% or less. Therefore, it will not make a dent in Sri Lanka occupying the position of paying the highest prices for electricity in the region at a multiple of 2.5 to 3 times of what is paid by households in South Asia. The analysis is based on comparing households that consume between 100 to 300 units of electricity per month on single-phase lines (excluding any government taxation on electricity). Exhibit 2 shows that consuming 100 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 5,280, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 2,078. Consuming 300 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 21,860, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 7,340. Exhibit 1:
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මාධ්ය නිවේදනය දකුණු අසියාවේ ඉහළම විදුලි ගාස්තු ඇත්තේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විදුලි ගාස්තුව කලාපයේ රටවලට වඩා 2.5 – 3 ගුණයකින් වැඩියි!
Sri Lankans pay 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than South Asian neighbours In 2023, Sri Lanka revised its electricity charges three times in February, July and October. The stated basis for the increase, was to recover the full cost of providing electricity. This analysis compares the electricity charges on households in Sri Lanka in December 2023 with what households are paying in other South Asian countries. Two findings emerge that justify public concern on electricity bills in Sri Lanka: 1) Sri Lanka has the highest household electricity cost of any South Asian country (see Exhibit 1, comparing against the highest cost areas of supply in other countries). 2) Sri Lankan households are paying c. 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than the average cost to their counterparts in South Asian countries (see Exhibit 2). A tariff decrease is planned in Feb 2024; this new structure would result in cost reduction in the electricity bill of around 4% or less. Therefore, it will not make a dent in Sri Lanka occupying the position of paying the highest prices for electricity in the region at a multiple of 2.5 to 3 times of what is paid by households in South Asia. The analysis is based on comparing households that consume between 100 to 300 units of electricity per month on single-phase lines (excluding any government taxation on electricity). Exhibit 2 shows that consuming 100 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 5,280, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 2,078. Consuming 300 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 21,860, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 7,340. Exhibit 1:
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මාධ්ය නිවේදනය දකුණු අසියාවේ ඉහළම විදුලි ගාස්තු ඇත්තේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විදුලි ගාස්තුව කලාපයේ රටවලට වඩා 2.5 – 3 ගුණයකින් වැඩියි!
Sri Lankans pay 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than South Asian neighbours In 2023, Sri Lanka revised its electricity charges three times in February, July and October. The stated basis for the increase, was to recover the full cost of providing electricity. This analysis compares the electricity charges on households in Sri Lanka in December 2023 with what households are paying in other South Asian countries. Two findings emerge that justify public concern on electricity bills in Sri Lanka: 1) Sri Lanka has the highest household electricity cost of any South Asian country (see Exhibit 1, comparing against the highest cost areas of supply in other countries). 2) Sri Lankan households are paying c. 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than the average cost to their counterparts in South Asian countries (see Exhibit 2). A tariff decrease is planned in Feb 2024; this new structure would result in cost reduction in the electricity bill of around 4% or less. Therefore, it will not make a dent in Sri Lanka occupying the position of paying the highest prices for electricity in the region at a multiple of 2.5 to 3 times of what is paid by households in South Asia. The analysis is based on comparing households that consume between 100 to 300 units of electricity per month on single-phase lines (excluding any government taxation on electricity). Exhibit 2 shows that consuming 100 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 5,280, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 2,078. Consuming 300 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 21,860, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 7,340. Exhibit 1:
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මාධ්ය නිවේදනය දකුණු අසියාවේ ඉහළම විදුලි ගාස්තු ඇත්තේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විදුලි ගාස්තුව කලාපයේ රටවලට වඩා 2.5 – 3 ගුණයකින් වැඩියි!
Sri Lankans pay 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than South Asian neighbours In 2023, Sri Lanka revised its electricity charges three times in February, July and October. The stated basis for the increase, was to recover the full cost of providing electricity. This analysis compares the electricity charges on households in Sri Lanka in December 2023 with what households are paying in other South Asian countries. Two findings emerge that justify public concern on electricity bills in Sri Lanka: 1) Sri Lanka has the highest household electricity cost of any South Asian country (see Exhibit 1, comparing against the highest cost areas of supply in other countries). 2) Sri Lankan households are paying c. 2.5 to 3 times more for electricity than the average cost to their counterparts in South Asian countries (see Exhibit 2). A tariff decrease is planned in Feb 2024; this new structure would result in cost reduction in the electricity bill of around 4% or less. Therefore, it will not make a dent in Sri Lanka occupying the position of paying the highest prices for electricity in the region at a multiple of 2.5 to 3 times of what is paid by households in South Asia. The analysis is based on comparing households that consume between 100 to 300 units of electricity per month on single-phase lines (excluding any government taxation on electricity). Exhibit 2 shows that consuming 100 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 5,280, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 2,078. Consuming 300 units in Sri Lanka costs LKR 21,860, while the average for South Asia is equivalent to LKR 7,340. Exhibit 1:
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This article was compiled by Sumini Siyambalapitiya. Sumini Siyambalapitiya is a former Lead Analyst in the Economics team of Verité Research and se...
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Sri Lanka's new fiscal management act needs strong enforcement with sanctions and incentives to avoid past failures. Sanctio...
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Sri Lanka Shows Signs of Recovery but Must Maintai...
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) recent Asian Development Outlook (ADO) for April 2024 projects a moderate economic recovery for Sri Lanka, with growth rates estimated at 1.9% for 2024 and 2.5% for 2025 after two consecutive years of c...
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Sri Lanka inflation rises to 6.5-pct in Jan 2024,...
Sri Lanka's inflation measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reached 6.5% in the 12 months leading up to January 2023. This rate is above the statutory target of 5% but within the permissible 2% variation. The increase was influenced by a 2.9% rise in the index during the month,...
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Highlights from the Appropriation Bill for 2024
The Appropriation Bill for 2024 was presented to Parliament on the 5th of October, ahead of the budget speech in November.The Appropriation Bill shows that there is a 12% increase in expenditure planned for 2024. Interest pay...
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Large Scale Infrastructure, Small Scale Disclosure...
This article was compiled by Subhashini Abeysinghe and Chathuni Pabasara. Subhashini Abeysinghe is a Research Director at Verité Research and an eco...
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