Anyone appointed to PUCSL must have read PUCSL, CEB Acts: PUCSL Chairman

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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The persons who are appointed as members of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) should read and know the PUCSL Act and the Electricity Board Act, PUCSL Chairman Janaka Rathnayaka said.

Two members of PUCSL, namely deputy chairman Udeni Wickramasinghe and Mohan Samaranayake, resigned from the commission last Friday (3). Later today, Douglas N. Nanayakkara was appointed a member of the PUCSL (6).

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) claimed that the PUCSL members resigned due to the arbitrary action of the PUCSL Chairman and his unprofessionalism.

Meanwhile, the chairman stated that commission members are typically appointed based on the president's and the parliament's Constituent Assembly's recommendations. The responsible minister should decide on the appointment and resignation of the commission members, the chairman said.

"However, there is no authority for the Power and Energy Minister to discuss this matter because this is not an institution under his ministry. Therefore, he should keep silent while looking after his own work. "Whoever the commission member who is appointed to the PUCSL has no relevance to the Power and Energy Minister," he said.

"Even though I don't care who is appointed as a commission member, I can work with anyone. The appointment of Douglas Nanayakkara was done according to procedure. "Whoever is appointed should read the PUCSL, CEB, and 2009 amendments if they need to work on the commission," the Chairman said. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)

Comments - 5

Appuhamy Tennekoon Sunday, 05 February 2023 11:15 PM

What is the role of the PUCSL? Its Chairman Janaka Ratnayaka says that the CEB has to obtain its approval to effect any power cuts in the country.. We experience power cuts daily and it is being imposed by the CEB without the approval of the PUCSL. Who gives an answer to this ?

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NIghtOwl Monday, 06 February 2023 01:57 PM

The PUCSL is an independent body acting in the best interest of the consumers against the Monopolies and duopolies like CEB, and CPC. Kanchana bringing a charge sheet against the PUCSL chairman is also a severe violation of the independence of the body

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Perera Monday, 06 February 2023 02:57 PM

PUCSL can't do anything other than talking to media

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PUCSL is past its usefulness, future too it will be ineffective Monday, 06 February 2023 09:00 PM

PUCSL drama is going on too long. The times of providing cheaper than cost to produce or import electricity, petrol and diesel are finished. PUCSL is now ineffective and cannot anymore reign in prices of CPC and CEB since those are not being stopped from being loss making businesses. The days of government printing money to pay for consumer excesses is ended.

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Inshi Tuesday, 07 February 2023 08:24 AM

Power cuts are enforced in areas according to the whims and fancies of inconsiderate persons. I maintain that all citizens must be treated equally and no preferences to individuals. With or without lights, people are not blind to what they can see in different areas. Hospitals should be the only exception.

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