Can CEB be blind till its death?
- On Saturday, 21 December 2013
Before the New Electricity Act, CEB had the sole authority over the electricity sector of the country and the Chief Electrical Inspector was the only judge against misdeeds.
Donor agencies, blessed by the then deregulation of the electricity and transport sectors of the world pressed CEB to reform. Their main aim was opening up generation to IPP. In the world the positive growth after deregulation came to a halt and their enthusiasm ended. In Sri Lanka the deregulation of generation has effectively happened through 2002 Act and reinforced by 2009 Amendment. We today see the impact of IPPs and expensive generation additions, though many overlooked that 15 yrs ago.
