The ministry of electricity and energy is looking at the possibility of increasing free basic electricity for indigent families from 50kWh to 200kWh a month.
Director-general Subesh Pillay said on Sunday the plan to increase the free units had arisen from a recent study that looked into universal access to energy that showed that the 50kWh that was introduced in 2003 is insufficient and should be around 200kWh.
The amount of free electricity for indigent families has not increased since it was introduced 23 years ago.
