Saving 60 – 100 Megawatts of Power By Paying Rs 36 Per unit to Generator Users

Secretary of the Power and Energy Ministry Suren Batagoda said, that  the Ministry has decided to adopt a mechanism  to  pay Rs  36  to hotels and factories over  100 units  utilized   by producing  through the use of generators.
This  decision was  taken  with the intention of ensuring an uninterrupted power supply.  Batagoda requested the public to preserve electricity in the months ahead.Through the use of power sparingly the Ministry of Power expects  on saving around 50 megawatts from the National Power Grid.