Diesel relief not funded from power sector resources – Energy Ministry

The Ministry said the temporary measure will not affect electricity financing, insisting that the intervention is being funded through adjustments to petroleum-related margins, levies and taxes rather than resources allocated to the energy sector.

Government has maintained that the initiative is a temporary relief package and will not undermine ongoing efforts to finance electricity generation and other power sector obligations."…we are not taking any money from the power sector…these are margins and levies that will be due government and the industry, but there will be some suspension in some cases and some reductions in some cases to be able to deal with that," he said.