Home Continuing Corruption In The Energy Industry Keeps Electricity Rates High An electricity board lineman doing his high wire act. This is nothing compared to the decades long, superbly fine- tuned act by CEB officials and ministry bureaucrats, earning multi millions in kickbacks from the country’s corrupt business tycoons.

An electricity board lineman doing his high wire act. This is nothing compared to the decades long, superbly fine- tuned act by CEB officials and ministry bureaucrats, earning multi millions in kickbacks from the country’s corrupt business tycoons.

A former minister of power and Energy Champika Ranawaka is accusing the CEB of deliberately delaying the implementation of new renewable power projects in favour of continuing with the expensive diesel powered generators.
It is the poor and the middle class who suffer most from the high level corruption in the power industry. Some experts allege that nearly 30% of the electricity bill is due to bribery and corruption.

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