Sri Lanka, March 5 -- The electricity tariff will be deducted by a significant amount with effect from midnight today (5). Accordingly, the overall electricity tariff deduction will be 21.9 percent.

Significantly, the largest tariff reduction has been given to the Religious and other welfare categories amounting to 32.8 percent.

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Prof. Manjula Fernando said that the proposal and cost data presented by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) were closely studied and reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the Sri Lanka Electricity Board Act and the PUCSL when reaching a final decision regarding the revision of electricity tariffs.

Accordingly, electricity tariff of almost all cat...