Concerns raised over ‘discriminatory’ PUCSL electricity tariff revision Source : newswire Independent Sri Lankan policy think tank, Advocata says the recent electricity tariff revision by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is discriminatory. Issuing a statement, Advocata said electricity tariff design must meet two main objectives: firstly, raising the money needed to pay for the costs of provision, and secondly, sending the right economic signals to each customer to favour the optimal socio-economic use of electricity.  The Policy think tank further said to achieve the above objectives the principles that must be followed when designing tariffs are;  Economic sustainability or revenue sufficiency,  Equity or non-discrimination among users,  Economic efficiency in resource allocation, and Transparency, simplicity, and stability of the methodology. A well-defined and appropriate tariff structure must balance the financial sustainability of the sector on the one hand and the well-being of various segments of society on the other. ...