Sri Lanka cabinet approves new electricity tariff without saying what it is

Amila Uduwerell, an IT officer who is home-based uses a car battery to charge his laptops as he works during the seven hours power outage, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's cabinet on Monday approved new electricity tariffs to reflect the cost of coal and power generation to take effect this month, Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said, without saying how much higher they would be.

Sri Lanka raised electricity tariffs by 75% last August and a cabinet proposal to raise them by a further 25% had been under consideration on Monday.