Sri Lanka, March 18 -- The Deputy President of the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL), Dr. Lakmal Fernando, stated that imposing the burden from the losses caused by inferior quality coal on the general public is an illegal act.

He made these remarks while participating in the final provincial public consultation session conducted by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) in Colombo on Wednesday (18), held to obtain verbal submissions from the public on the proposed revision of electricity tariffs for the second quarter of 2026.

Addressing the session, Dr. Fernando further noted that the electricity bill of the low-income consumer who uses the least electricity would increase by approximately 1,375%, while a...