INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
electricity sector.Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera, on Wednesday (22 Nov.), met with officials of the reform secretariat,
to discuss the next steps required to be followed for the reform process.Accordingly, the Minister stated that ADB has recruited and
extended the services of Dr
Pankaj Batra, former Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority of India to assist the Reform Secretariat on the National System
Operator, along with Prof
Arosha Adikaram, Chair of the Human Resources Department, University of Colombo to assist on the Human Resource Management of CEB.The
observations made by the President, Cabinet Ministers, Development Agencies such as ADB, JICA, World Bank, USAID, the inclusion of
regulations necessary for a smooth transition, consumer protection laws, constitutional requirements, tariff regulations and amendments to
post on X (formerly Twitter).On 21 November, the Cabinet of Ministers green-lighted the proposed bill for electricity sector reforms.
