{"id":17868,"date":"2026-02-12T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/?p=17868"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:24:26","slug":"nep-sec-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/nep-sec-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Inviting Public Views on the Draft National Electricity Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inviting Public Views on the Draft National Electricity Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Formulation of the draft National Electricity Policy has been completed by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 36 of 2024 (as amended by Act No. 14 of 2025), and is published by the Ministry of Energy\u00a0 for the purposes of section 4(4) of the Act, in all three languages on the Ministry of Energy website (<\/strong>www.energymin.gov.lk<\/strong><\/a>) <\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Energy hereby invites public, stakeholders and interested parties to send in writing, comments and suggestions on the said draft policy, referring to the relevant section of the draft policy.<\/p>\n

All such comments and suggestions should reach the Ministry on or before 19.02.2026 at 12.00 noon<\/strong>, in the manner specified below.<\/p>\n

Method of submitting your comments and suggestions: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. By Email : neac@energymin.gov.lk<\/li>\n
  2. By Letters : Secretary, Ministry of Energy, No. 437, Galle Road, Colombo 03<\/li>\n
  3. By Fax : 0112 574 880\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Secretary
    \n<\/strong>Ministry of Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Click here to download the policy: English<\/a><\/p>\n

    Click here to download the policy: Tamil<\/a><\/p>\n

    Click here to download the policy: Sinhala<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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