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Inviting Public Views on the Draft National Policy on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Development<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n

The final draft of the \u201cNational Policy on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Development\u201d has been prepared by the Ministry of Energy following the stakeholder consultations. The draft policy has now been published on the Ministry website <\/b>for further comments.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Energy hereby invites public views and suggestions from all interested parties on the said draft policy on or before 30.09.2026, in the manner specified below:<\/p>\n

Method of submitting your views and suggestions:<\/b><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. By Email : dir.tech.power@energymin.gov.lk<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. By Letters : <\/span>Secretary, Ministry of Energy, No. 437, Galle Road, Colombo 03<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Secretary<\/b><\/p>\n

    Ministry of Energy<\/b><\/p>\n

    Download Draft Policy Here: English<\/a>, Tamil<\/a>, Sinhala<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Inviting Public Views on the Draft National Policy on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Development The final draft of the \u201cNational Policy on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Development\u201d has been prepared by the Ministry of Energy following the stakeholder consultations. The draft policy has now been published on the Ministry website for further comments. 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