NWSDB to come under PUC purview

By Rukshana Rizwie

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) and the Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply are engineering legislation to bring the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) under the purview of the PUCSL, which will function as the regulator.

Director General of PUCSL, Damitha Kumarasinghe confirmed that they were preparing legislation to ensure that all institutions in the water-management sector would be regulated by the PUCSL.

"Engineering this legislation will take some time, it may take up to six months, but after this, the NWSDB will be regulated by the Commission," he said.

The PUCSL also regulates the power and energy sector in Sri Lanka. It provides licenses to power houses and could question and revoke them if they are in violation of the license provided.

The CEB which has been at logger heads with the PUCSL has been asked to resubmit the Long Term Generation Plan based on the recommendations made by PUCSL.