1. Electricity Industry in Sri Lanka prior to 2002
A Presentation by participants from SRI LANKA

2. Electricity Industry in Sri Lanka prior to 2002
Electricity Act, No.19 of Regulations
Ceylon Electricity Board Act, No.17 of amendments

3. Since 2002 Electricity Reform Act of 2002
Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act of 2002

4. Evolution process
From Inbuilt-regulatory mechanism + non-specific regulator
To independent regulatory regime + specific regulatory commission

5. Overview of Legal Issues in Regulatory Reforms
The current status of energy regulation
The degree of judicial involvement in the Commissions decisions

6. Current status of energy regulation four pronged
Economic
Technical
Safety
General

7. Economic regulation Regulation of tariffs and other charges
Setting of standards for metering services
Protection of interest of customers
Prices & other terms of supply of electricity
Continuity of supply
Quality of electricity supply service
Protection of rights of customers against unfair trade practice

8. Technical regulation Technical and operational codes of standards
Standards of performance

9. Safety regulation Setting & enforcing technical & other standards on
Quality
Continuity
Reliability in supply
Protection of rights of customers against marketing goods and services hazardous to life & property

10. General regulation Anti-competitive practice Monopolies Acquisitions
Abuse of a dominant position
Merger situation

11. Enforcement mechanism of regulatory powers
Imposition of conditions for licence
monitoring the compliance
Issue of Enforcement Order
Inspection & testing by Electrical Inspectors of plants & machinery

12. Degree of judicial involvement in Commission’s decisions
At the instance of an affected party (customer)
At the instance of the licensee
At the instance of the Commission

13. Customer Contravention of an Enforcement Order by licensee
On wayleave, against the decision of Commission if or not compensation payable & on quantum
Against the order or award by the Commission at conclusion of Public hearing

14. Licensee
Modification of conditions of a licence by the Commission without agreement on the part of generation, transmission or distribution licensee

15. Commission
On application for injunction to secure compliance with an Enforcement Order
On its decision that a dispute be determined by the court

16. S.C.Decision on the Bills
The Commission is neither a judicial tribunal nor an institution contemplated in Art.105(1)(c) of the Constitution
Members of the Commission are not judicial officials