The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator together with Lanka Electricity Company Private Limited (LECO) yesterday launched an interest pay scheme for security deposits of electricity for LECO consumers at the BMICH. Payment of interest on electricity consumer deposits is a benefit provided to the consumer under Section 28 of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act. Accordingly, electricity utility service providers have to pay interest to electricity consumers for the electricity deposit. PUCSL has the authority to decide the interest rate that to be paid to the consumers and the PUCSL declared that the interest rate for this year would be 8.68 per cent. The interest rate changes annually.