Sri Lanka, April 1 -- Electricity tariffs will increase with effect from today.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) granted approval to increase electricity tariffs following a request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for the second quarter of this year.

Although the CEB requested for a 13.56% electricity tariff revision, the PUCSL granted a revision of around 10% overall.

Under the electricity revision announced by the PUCSL for domestic consumers:

For the 0-30 units category, electricity tariffs will rise by 4.3%, resulting in a monthly increase of Rs. 15.

For the 31-60 units category, tariffs will go up by 6.9%, with a monthly increase of Rs. 45.

For the 61-90 units category, tariffs are also increased ...