Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has decided not to implement an electricity tariff revision for the first quarter of 2026 due to the failure of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to submit a formal tariff revision proposal within the due time.

The Commission said it reached this decision after considering the following factors: the failure to submit a formal proposal before the specified time, the defects in the original proposal, and the disadvantages of a high percentage change in tariffs if a revision is implemented for the remaining short period of the quarter, even if the CEB submits a new proposal for this quarter.

Issuing a statement today, the Commission said it had informed the CEB in ...