According to political sources, the selection of the new chairman of the Public Utilities Commission will be decided on June 5.
The Constituent Assembly must meet to appoint a new chairman for the Public Utilities Commission.
The Public Utilities Commission is one of the main institutions that intervenes in the critical decisions of the electricity sector, including revision of electricity tariffs.
Former President Janaka Ratnayake was removed following a motion passed in Parliament recently.
Last season, there was a lot of discussion regarding the position of the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission due to the situation that arose during the approval of the government’s decision regarding the last increase in the electricity tariff.