Street lighting consumes about 1.5% of the total demand for electricity in Sri Lanka. Most of the street lamps out of the estimated 700,000 installed are hung on Medium Voltage (MV) or Low Voltage (LV) poles used in the distribution network, and dedicated street lighting poles are limited to urban areas. Most of the street lamps are installed by the local authorities/ municipalities and thus designs standards are yet to be fully imposed as there are so many decision makers with some legal authority.

1. Urban Councils Ordinance allows the local authorities to make by-laws related to street lighting in the respective Local Authority area and the same Ordinance allows them to recover costs in street lighting from the rate payers. At the National Level, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority can also make nationally effective standards on street lighting and the related energy consumption. At policy level Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy (MOPRE) has the authority to make policy level decisions related to street lighting, and in fact the Ministry has already issued few circulars on street lighting that control energy consumption for street lighting (2% of the demand) and some general guidelines on street lighting design.

Consultation Papers on Street Lightning

• Consultation Paper- Street Lighting
• Consultation Paper- Electricity Services
• Consultation Paper- Petroleum Services
• Consultation Paper- Water Services

Public Consultation at Kandy