Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The trade unions currently engaged in strike action in the power sector have demanded a 40% salary increase, and if that demand is granted, electricity tariffs may have to be increased by around 100%, according to Nusith Kumaratunga, the Chairman of the National Transmission Network Service Provider (Pvt) Ltd.

Kumaratunga made these remarks while addressing a media briefing today (11) organized by the management of the successor companies of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

Speaking at the briefing, the Chairman of National Transmission Network Service Provider (Pvt) Ltd. confirmed that the electricity trade unions had presented 64 demands. Out of these, 62 demands had already been agreed upon, while the remain...