Electricity consumers point out govt’s lopsided priorities

The government, which is willing to pay Rs. 37 per unit of electricity generated from LNG imported using US dollars, is unwilling to pay even Rs. 27 per unit for solar power generated locally from sunlight, Secretary of the Electricity Consumers’ Association Sanjeewa Dhammika charged yesterday (7).

- BY ANURADHA HIRIPITIYAGE

Speaking at a special media briefing, Dhammika said: “The government says it will be able to import LNG by 2028. The Public Utilities Commission’s media spokesperson has said a unit generated from such LNG would cost Rs. 37. That means the so-called refo