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COLOMBO (News 1st): A cabinet paper has been presented to establish a new institution in place of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, the Consumers to Protect Rights movement alleged today (21).
“When attempts were made to hand over the tender to construct the 4th power plant in Norochcholai to a Chinese company disregarding procurement procedures, the PUCSL intervened and halted it. Moreover, the PUCSL foiled attempts to purchase emergency power over the past year. This independent institution has become an annoyance because it stops the corrupt activities of the CEB”, Kelum Amarasinghe, the Convenor of the Consumers to Protect Rights movement revealed.
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Sri Lanka had not been able to get the best possible technology for power generation
The PUCSL would call for tenders with the participation of all stakeholders before implementing an electricity project
There are about 600 complaints a year regarding electricity services
The power mafia comprises crooked businessmen, engineers, bureaucrats and politicians
The lack of transparency adversely impacted investor confidence, which in turn negatively impacted the whole economy
The Auditor General has also revealed that the electricity from diesel could have been purchases at Rs 18 when Rs 45 to Rs 65 was charged per unit
In a surprise move, President’s Secretary P.B. Jayasundera on December 1 wrote to Treasury Secretary