Over 500K households in Sri Lanka have Rs. 0/- meters

COLOMBO (News 1st): The number of electricity consumers who have a reading of zero on their meters, as a result of apparently not using electricity is increasing rapidly. 

According to the Public Utilities Commission, the number of households who have refrained from using electricity and therefore have a zero meter reading after the increase in electricity tariffs has increased from 350,000 households to over 500,000 households.