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Plans to amend Electricity Act & Tariff system

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9 months ago

October 9, 2024

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The Ministry of Power has announced plans to amend the Electricity Act and the Tariff system.

Secretary to the Ministry, Prof. Udayanga Hemapala has stated that reviews shall be done to identify necessary amendments and the ministry plans to gather input from representatives of electricity sector trade unions for this.

The proposed amendments are expected to be approved by the new Parliament.

Professor Hemapala has emphasized that the President, who is also the subject minister, has instructed that the restructuring of the CEB be carried out in a manner beneficial to the country.
The Electricity Act, passed on June 06 this year, included provisions to divide the CEB into 12 entities and to streamline the workforce but faced stiff opposition from CEB trade unions.

Prof. Hemapala has also announced the commencement of a study to revise the current electricity tariff formula, aiming to introduce a more consumer-friendly electricity tariff system.

The new methodology will be presented to the President before being submitted to the Cabinet. It will then be presented to the Public Utilities Commission.

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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5 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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8 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.