The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has informed the National Audit Office that it cannot recover over Rs. 250 million in outstanding electricity bills from religious places.
The National Audit Office’s investigation revealed that over Rs. 70 million of these unpaid bills have been outstanding for more than five years. The Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Cultural Affairs also owes over Rs. 8 million to the CEB since 2012, and has not responded positively to the CEB’s requests for payment.
