The Electricity Consumers’ Association (ECA) called on electricity companies and the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to make public the cost and financial data used to determine electricity tariffs, despite no revisions being made for the third quarter of this year (July-September 2026) and none expected for the fourth quarter (October-December).

Speaking to The Daily Morning, ECA General Secretary Sanjeewa Dhammika said the public should have access to the information used to determine whether tariff changes were necessary.

“The Energy Minister has said that there is no need for an electricity tariff revision in the fourth quarter, and the PUCSL earlier said that no revision was required for the third quarter. But the electricity companies and the PUCSL must present the relevant data to the public,” he said.

He said the electricity companies’ profits had become a reason for maintaining existing tariffs, adding that the public should be able to examine the figures behind such decisions.

“There is a law which says that tariffs should be revised four times a year. So, why is that not being done? If quarterly revisions are no longer necessary, then the law should be changed,” he said.

Multiple attempts to contact Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka, Deputy Energy Minister Arkam Ilyas and the PUCSL proved futile.

The PUCSL decided in August that no electricity tariff revision was required for the third quarter, following a review of the electricity supply cost submitted by the National System Operator Private Limited.

After adjustments, the estimated increase in electricity supply costs for the quarter was limited to 0.3%, amounting to Rs 417 million. The PUCSL therefore decided to retain the tariff structure that applied during the second quarter.

No proposal for a tariff revision for the fourth quarter has been submitted so far. With insufficient time remaining to process a proposal before the quarter ends, a revision is not expected.