Sri Lanka, May 17 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has submitted a proposal to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) seeking an 18.3% increase in electricity tariffs for the period from June to December 2025.

According to the PUCSL, the proposal will be subjected to a public consultation process before a final decision is made.

The commission stated that its final decision regarding the proposed tariff revision will be announced during the first week of June after public consultations.

As per Clause 5.2 of PUCSL's Tariff Methodology, end-user tariffs are determined based on CEB's revenue requirements.

The CEB states that it analyzed factors such as current tariffs, fuel availability, future prices, hydro inflows, p...