{"id":17618,"date":"2025-12-16T11:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T06:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/?p=17618"},"modified":"2025-12-26T15:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:26:33","slug":"electricity-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/electricity-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"National Electricity Policy of Sri Lanka &#8211; Ministry of Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>National Electricity Policy of Sri Lanka &#8211; Ministry of Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A document of the Ministry of Energy to express policy for the development and operation of the electricity supply industry in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry hereby invites public comments and feedback, which may be submitted to <a href=\"mailto:neac@energymin.gov.lk\">neac@energymin.gov.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Scanned-doc_National-Electricity-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download the policy &#8211; English.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/National-Electricity-Policy_Tamil-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download the policy &#8211; Tamil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/National-Electricity-Policy-Draft_Sinhala-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download the policy &#8211; Sinhala<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Electricity Policy of Sri Lanka &#8211; Ministry of Energy A document of the Ministry of Energy to express policy for the development and operation of the electricity supply industry in Sri Lanka. 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