Two Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineers have filed a writ application in the Court of Appeal, seeking a \u2018Stay\u2019 order on the implementation of the country\u2019s long term power generation plan.<\/p>\n
The move follows a dispute between the CEB and the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the country\u2019s power sector regulator, over the generation plan approved by the latter.<\/p>\n
The petition, filed on October 19, names 11 respondents. Those named include senior officials of the PUCSL, CEB, the Ministry of Power & Renewable Energy, and its Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.<\/p>\n
The petitioners argue that 1st respondent, PUCSL, has neglected and failed to comply with procedural requirements, when approving the CEB\u2019s Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGEP) 2018-2037. The petitioners further allege that the 1st respondent had also acted arbitrarily by amending the generation plan without first consulting the transmission licensee; the CEB, and forcing conditions of its own on the CEB regarding the plan. They argue that the 1st respondent has no powers whatsoever to do so.<\/p>\n
The petitioners also claim that, the PUCSL and its officials had acted with ulterior motives to discredit coal power generating plants and promote Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) plants.<\/p>\n
The petitioners are seeking an interim injunction staying the decision document of the PUCSL on the implementation of the LCLTGEP 2018-2037, until the final determination of their application.<\/p>\n
The petition is due to be taken up for hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n