Proposed Electricity Sector Reforms published as ‘Sri Lanka Electricity Bill’

April 18, Colombo (LNW): On Wednesday (17), the proposed reforms for the electricity sector were officially published in the government gazette under the title ‘Sri Lanka Electricity Bill’.

The Bill would be tabled in the Parliament during the upcoming sitting week, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara wrote on his X handle.

Furthermore, Minister Wijesekara highlighted that the revisions proposed by stakeholders in January have been incorporated into the updated version of the Bill.

Proposed Electricity sector reforms was published in the Gazette yesterday as the Sri Lanka Electricity Bill. It will be presented to the Parliament in the next sitting week.

Amendments suggested by the stakeholders in January have been drafted in to the revised Bill. The… pic.twitter.com/o65lohlb5k

— Kanchana Wijesekera (@kanchana_wij) April 18, 2024

Additionally, Wijesekara noted that members of the public will have a two-week period, starting from the day of the Bill’s presentation to Parliament, to challenge its legality in the Supreme Court.