PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ISLAND WIDE POWER FAILURE OCCURRED ON 09th FEBRUARY 2025
(Public Notice under Section 18 of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act No. 35 of 2002)
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (Commission) hereby notifies its decision to hold a Public Hearing to investigate on the island wide power failure occurred on 09th February 2025.
The consequences of the said power failure include the Transmission Licensee’s inability to serve a total energy demand of 5.5GWh due to the system failure and 4.6 GWh due to the resulting rotational power cuts & the losses incurred to Distribution Licensees followed by additional consequence risks, losses and negative impacts to the public, the economy, and consumers.
The determination of the Public Hearing will include, but not limited to, findings on Socio Economic Impacts and appropriate recommendations to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents in the future.
The stakeholders and General Public are hereby invited to surrender written submissions, if any, on the impacts, issues, or any information related to the power failure. The Commission may take these submissions into consideration and, if necessary, summon the respective parties to provide oral evidence at the hearing.
This Public Hearing is held under and by virtue of powers vested with the Commission under Section 18 of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act No 35 of 2002 and the Date, Time and Venue will be informed to the Public in due course.
Written submissions should be submitted on or before 19th June 2025 to:
“Public Hearing on the Island Wide Power Failure Occurred on 09th February 2025”
Chairman
Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka
Level 6, BOC Merchant Tower
28, St. Michaels’s Road,
Colombo 03.
Fax: 011 2292641
Email: consultaion@pucsl.gov.lk
For further information and/or clarification, please contact Mr Jayant Herat on 077-2943193
Chairman
Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka
22.05.2025