Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has endorsed the certificate on the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill.

The Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament on August 6.

Accordingly, the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill will come into force as the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Act, No. 14 of 2025, the Department of Communication of Parliament said.

Through the Act, provisions have been made for the preparation of the "National Electricity Policy as part of the National Policy on Energy" in place of the "National Electricity Advisory Council." Furthermore, the term "Wholesale Electricity Market" is substituted with "National Electricity Market," with the principal objectives o...