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Table  305A   (Pro., Serv., Elect.)
Electricity Sales (Province) (2004 - 2007)
pro 305ae
Province & Type of Sale Units in Gwh. Revenue, Rs. Mn. No. of Consumer Accounts
2004 2005 2006 2007 2004 2005 2006 2007 2004 2005 2006 2007
Colombo City                        
Domestic 215.13 236.18 245.68 522.53 2,019.66 2,282.06 2,780.01 3,872.97 104,824 107,663 111,288 114,346
Religious 6.60 6.85 7.53 739.00 34.96 37.03 47.06 68.00 683 691 712 727
Industrial 229.86 241.45 227.92 156.12 1,912.30 2,008.68 2,121.91 1,513.22 614 584 588 411
Commercial 473.83 521.92 584.33 691.51 5,792.55 6,373.27 7,839.62 10,486.09 26,639 27,042 27,890 28,540
Street Lighting 8.93 8.91 9.38 9.71 69.68 69.49 82.11 115.34           -           -           -           -
Total 934.35 1,051.31 1,074.84 1,117.25 9,829.15 10,770.53 12,870.70 10,055.62 132,760 135,980 140,448 144,024
Western Province                        
Domestic 907.69 999.02 813.60 842.05 5,996.88 6,738.60 6,016.08 8,194.46 840,950 880,886 810,750 848,015
Religious 13.81 14.57 8.18 8.22 67.55 72.47 47.79 66.44 3,839 3,966 3,467 3,675
Industrial 1,322.13 1,465.38 1,335.18 1,425.04 11,285.86 12,234.73 12,432.76 13,618.88 9,921 10,146 9,748 10,054
Commercial 735.07 815.67 321.41 364.65 8,857.32 9,818.86 4,408.52 5,696.05 106,319 112,920 91,169 96,615
Street Lighting 41.22 41.11 36.39 39.23 321.53 320.66 320.17 465.97           -           -           -           -
Local Authority & LECO 929.26 947.11 1,020.36 1,049.62 5,404.65 5,704.54 7,255.09 9,805.24 340,021 355,565           -           -
Total 3,949.18 4,282.86 3,542.13 3,733.81 31,933.79 34,889.86 30,480.42 37,847.04 1,301,050 1,363,463 915,165 958,390
Northern Province                        
Domestic 93.89 111.52 122.09 131.22 439.01 515.59 740.17 958.29 153,206 179,286 195,599 212,246
Religious 2.14 2.37 2.35 2.36 9.84 10.84 13.40 18.22 1,307 1,229 1,290 1,362
Industrial 76.62 57.60 67.50 62.59 619.44 485.77 642.42 633.01 2,633 3,989 4,238 4,435
Commercial 39.23 39.85 44.27 54.18 453.69 458.25 610.00 852.05 17,709 24,612 22,793 24,612
Street Lighting 2.23 2.36 2.10 1.91 17.39 18.37 18.12 22.73           -           -           -           -
Total 214.20 213.70 238.31 252.27 1,539.37 1,488.82 2,024.11 2,484.30 174,855 205,566 223,920 242,655
Central Province                        
Domestic 61.83 71.86 66.59 68.31 308.89 363.57 403.57 549.55 84,745 93,061 102,551 105,218
Religious 2.48 2.82 2.52 2.59 11.37 12.95 14.19 20.95 1,802 1,981 2,168 2,255
Industrial 5.01 5.56 5.89 4.41 44.71 49.44 61.33 51.83 1,129 1,353 1,580 1,636
Commercial 28.86 33.45 32.26 31.17 333.04 385.74 433.24 520.18 10,389 12,109 13,351 13,340
Street Lighting 0.35 0.35 1.10 1.63 2.75 2.75 10.09 19.35           -           -           -           -
Total 98.53 114.04 108.36 108.11 700.76 814.45 922.32 1,161.86 98,065 108,504 119,650 122,449
North Western                        
Domestic 232.80 252.79 295.54 319.57 1,126.75 1,244.65 14,883.79 2,481.15 346,980 364,772 438,290 463,642
Religious 4.14 4.40 4.90 4.99 18.48 19.79 28.34 39.07 2,592 2,680 3,147 3,265
Industrial 107.69 110.79 133.56 132.03 920.61 944.55 1,272.97 1,309.15 2,613 2,726 2,942 2,962
Commercial 87.83 95.14 108.71 132.44 1,016.55 1,108.39 1,497.30 2,074.08 14,752 44,202 52,203 54,766
Street Lighting 6.33 6.32 6.62 6.25 49.41 49.28 57.39 74.27          -          -          -          -
Total 438.79 469.45 549.33 595.29 3,131.81 3,366.64 4,739.79 5,977.71 393,937 414,380 496,582 524,635
Eastern Province                        
Domestic 238.23 265.80 292.79 319.83 1,155.90 1,313.20 1,885.28 2,540.60 348,893 371,130 409,831 443,195
Religious 3.97 4.30 4.53 4.65 16.04 17.69 24.77 33.90 3,028 3,167 3,410 3,426
Industrial 264.71 280.89 292.53 314.38 2,165.82 2,294.43 268.97 2,982.00 7,482 7,718 8,243 9,207
Commercial 60.39 69.53 78.58 92.94 689.64 811.06 1,079.76 1,494.66 43,551 46,418 49,884 53,241
Street Lighting 19.42 19.44 24.09 27.37 152.04 151.63 213.13 325.07        -        -        -        -
Total 586.72 639.96 692.52 759.17 4,179.44 4,588.01 5,891.91 7,376.24 402,954 428,433 471,368 508,269
Southern Province                        
Domestic 128.29 138.53 152.18 162.05 611.84 707.31 1,004.32 1,317.68 184,784 186,068 200,577 217,637
Religious 2.52 2.94 3.14 3.13 11.23 13.51 18.62 25.19 1,510 1,706 1,782 1,880
Industrial 51.59 94.03 109.41 110.83 430.87 754.00 975.60 1,028.25 3,563 2,731 2,866 3,069
Commercial 33.81 40.09 45.37 52.42 389.96 466.05 621.34 826.84 20,562 19,932 21,378 23,076
Street Lighting 4.68 4.54 4.73 4.85 36.56 35.44 41.34 87.66        -        -        -        -
Total 220.89 280.14 314.83 333.28 1,480.46 1,976.31 2,661.22 3,255.62 210,419 210,437 226,603 245,662
Uva Province                        
Domestic 229.50 258.94 285.09 303.82 1,080.36 1,243.42 1,778.85 2,299.27 379,240 399,172 427,605 270,905
Religious 3.90 4.40 4.47 4.52 17.16 20.20 25.84 35.50 2,089 2,126 2,205 1,949
Industrial 192.59 201.49 214.34 207.20 1,606.22 101,629.05 2,011.06 1,996.82 2,726 2,692 2,659 1,702
Commercial 58.09 63.85 74.64 100.63 669.17 740.31 1,037.51 1,537.29 37,033 39,686 49,158 27,555
Street Lighting 5.71 5.70 8.52 10.50 44.60 44.49 76.13 124.75        -        -        -        -        -
Local Authority & LECO 81.46 80.04 91.03 94.56 486.49 487.90 649.88 885.16 52,761 55,592        -        -
Total 571.25 614.42 678.08 721.23 3,906.63 4,228.37 5,588.27 6,878.79 473,849 499,268 474,633 510,864
Sabaragamuwa Province                      
Domestic 158.62 174.64 163.18 170.48 741.54 828.41 992.93 1,264.28 261,642 278,616 252,257 273,222
Religious 2.45 2.65 2.45 2.34 10.43 11.37 13.67 17.51 1,732 1,828 1,604 1,736
Industrial 128.72 139.92 129.00 128.94 1,124.54 1,213.07 1,240.39 1,286.74 1,158 1,166 989 1,123
Commercial 47.70 51.94 51.17 52.38 545.50 594.36 715.44 870.37 30,868 32,805 29,297 30,846
Street Lighting 2.29 2.29 4.01 5.38 17.88 17.83 36.22 63.88        -        -        -        -
Total 339.78 371.44 349.81 359.53 2,439.89 2,665.04 2,998.66 3,502.78 295,400 314,415 284,147 306,927
Grand Total 7,600.88 8,306.22 7,831.63 8,276.18 60,905.18 66,697.56 70,585.01 87,400.06 3,732,392 3,943,169 3,636,241 3,866,986
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/03(m)/31(d)
Sources:  Chief Editor:
Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2009  Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka