Protesting islanders pay electricity bills
Residents of central Kaafu Atoll who protested a recent hike in electricity prices have resolved to pay their bills, as the government continues to drag its heels on a promise to revise tariff rates.
21 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Residents of central Kaafu Atoll who protested a recent hike in electricity prices have resolved to pay their bills, as the government continues to drag its heels on a promise to revise tariff rates.
Council members from the islands of Thulusdhoo, Guraidhoo, Kaashidhoo and Maafushi said islanders had no choice but to pay the bills despite “almost unaffordable prices.”
The people of Himmafushi, however, continue to hold out.
Protests had broken out in April when the government cut a long-standing electricity subsidy. President Abdulla Yameen immediately ordered a review of tariffs, but the energy ministry says it has not reached a decision yet.
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