Apenisa Waqairadovu 
Minister for Environment and Climate Change Mosese Bulitavu [Photo: FILE]
Some members of government have expressed dissatisfaction with the recent increase in electricity tariffs.
This morning, Minister for Environment Mosese Bulitavu said the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission must remember that the people are more important than any institution.
Bulitavu is backing the call by Infrastructure Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau for fresh public consultations to be carried out in relation to the proposed hike which comes into effect from January 1, 2026.
Assistant Agriculture Minister Inosi Kuridrani has also stepped into the discussion, saying he does not understand why the increase is being given when Energy Fiji Limited’s balance sheet is healthy.
He has also questioned why there has been no explanation regarding the sale of 44 percent of the shares to an overseas company – referring to the purchase by Japanese firm Sevens Pacific Pte Ltd in 2021, a deal struck by the Bainimarama Government.
Meanwhile, the FCCC stated when announcing the increase that its legal mandate was followed in considering the tariff adjustment and that there was no need for another consultation.
Chief Executive Senikavika Jiuta had also stated that not everyone in government was against the move adding that FCCC is an independent entity.
Another minister, Alitia Bainivalu, is against the move to increase the tariff.
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