CEB Wants EVs Charging by Day, Not Night — But Where Do You Charge at Noon?

The government has told the CEB to roll out solar-linked EV charging within two months, with a cheaper daytime tariff to use up excess solar power and stop EVs from stacking onto the night-time grid when most people plug in at home. The tariff details are still being worked out. The case for it: Sri Lanka's solar output is already being curtailed on sunny afternoons because the grid can't absorb it, so pushing EV charging into daylight hours uses power that would otherwise go to waste, and it eases pressure on the grid during the evening peak when everyone else is also switching on. The case against it: almost nobody charges at noon. You're at work, your car is parked at home, and unless your workplace or a mall near you has a charger, a cheaper daytime rate is just a rate you can't use. Home charging after work is still the only realistic option for most owners. Would a daytime tariff actually change when you charge, or does it only help people with chargers at work? If you own an EV, when do you actually plug in? ඔබේ EV එක චාජ් කරන්නේ රෑ ගෙදරදීද, දවාලද?