Religious Purpose

Customer Category R-1

This rate shall apply to supplies of electricity to,
(a) Places of public religious worship including private residences of priests where such residences are associated with or are within the place of public religious woship.
(b) Homes for aged, orphanages and homes for the handicapped, which are specifically certified by the Director of Social Services as charitable institutions, and which do not include any building used for commercial purposes.

Tariff rates for religious customers are as follows.

Consumption blocks are based on a 30-day billing period and the number units in a block would be prorated according to the number of dates in each billing period. The tariff will be charged on ‘Incremental Block Tariff’ basis.

Street Lighting

There shall be two types of street lighting customers, public and private:
(a) Street lighting for public use, where the street lights are fixed along public roads, and where the road belongs to or is maintained by a Local Authority or a Provincial Authority or the Road Development Authority, and where the road users do not pay a fee for the use of such roadways and have unhindered access.
(b) Street lighting for private use along roadways belonging to any individual or institution other than the Authorities listed in (a) above. Roadways in which ownership is not specifically defined and any other premises other than a roadway belonging to the authorities listed in (a) including areas designated for recreation (such as parks including roads leading to such parks) or other services (such as offices and depots, and roads leading to such offices and depots), shall be considered as private.

Street lighting for public use shall continue to be metered, invoiced at the rate of Rs. 17.00 kWh (rate applicable for both public and private use of street lighting), and approved by the relevant Local, Provincial or Road authority.