Minister of Energy Anura Karunathilaka stated that the government will not seek a further electricity tariff increase from the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka before September.

Speaking in Parliament today (21), he noted that the latest tariff revision mainly affects consumers using more than 180 electricity units.

The Minister also stated that the government has provided a Rs. 15 billion subsidy to reduce the burden on other categories of electricity consumers.

He made the remarks while responding to a question raised by MP Ravi Karunanayake.