Colombo (LNW): The proposed Electricity Sector Reforms Bill was submitted to the Cabinet today (30) for its observations and approval, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.
The proposed reforms will unbundle the services of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), improve efficiency, transparency, competition and allow private sector participation in the electricity industry, the Minister wrote on his official X account.
“The Bill was prepared over the last 10 months with the assistance of energy and legal experts from development agencies and industry stakeholders. The Bill received the certification of the Attorney General last week after the proposed amendments by the AGs Dept was incorporated by the Legal Draftsman’s,” he wrote.
Wijesekara added that once the Cabinet approves the Bill, it will be gazetted and tabled in the Parliament for approval.
