Skip to content
Contents

Part VII · Licensing

25. Additional conditions for a distribution licensees

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

A distribution licensee may require any person who requires a supply of electricity in terms of this Act to accept in respect of such supply,-

(a)

any terms requiring that such person continues to receive and pay for such supply of electricity for a minimum period of time and subject to minimum consumption requirements;

(b)

any restrictions which may be required to be imposed for the purpose of enabling such licensee to comply with any regulations made under this

Act, or the Electricity Supply Code which shall be as prescribed for the purposes of this Act; and

(c)

any terms restricting any liability of such licensee for any economic, consequential or other indirect loss sustained by such person, however arising, which it is reasonable in all the circumstances for that person to be required to accept.

(2)

It shall be the duty of a distribution licensee to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economically viable distribution system at the licensee’s cost, in his area of supply and to supply electricity in terms of this Act, so as to enable owners or occupiers of premises in such area to obtain an electricity supply connection by paying the service connection charges from the nearest connecting point of the distribution line to the meter box on such premises, without requiring such owner or occupier to pay for the capital cost of erection of distribution lines and other associated connecting facilities.

(3)

(a)

A distribution licensee shall allow, on a non-discriminatory basis, a connection to an embedded generator including rooftop solar generator to its distribution network subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of section 11.

(b)

The interconnection of such network shall be subject to compliance with the technical and safety requirements and other conditions as may be prescribed.

(4)

The Regulator shall implement open access from such date as shall be determined by Order published in the Gazette in terms of section 13.

(5)

(a)

Where any person, whose premises is situated within the area of supply of a distribution licensee requires a supply of electricity from any other generation licensee or other distribution licensee, such person may, by notice, require the distribution licensee in whose area of supply such person’s premises is situated, to open access to such electricity supply in accordance with the rules made by the Regulator in terms of the provisions of subsection (1) of section 13 and the duties of the distribution licensee in whose area of supply such person’s premises is situated with respect to such supply shall be of a common carrier providing non-discriminatory open access.

(b)

Where the Regulator permits a consumer or class of consumers to receive supply of electricity from a person other than the distribution licensee of his area of supply, such consumer shall be liable to pay open access charges as provided for in section 13, as may be specified by the

Regulator to meet the fixed cost of such distribution licensee arising out of his obligation to supply electricity.

(c)

Every distribution licensee shall, within six months from the appointed date or date of grant of licence, whichever is earlier, establish a forum for addressing and providing a platform for the redress of grievances of the consumers in accordance with the rules made by the Regulator.

Part VIII

Tariffs

Part IX

Wholesale Electricity Market

Part X

Consumer Protection

Part XI

Finance

Part XII

Miscellaneous

Part XIII

General

Part XIV

Repeals and Transitional Provisions

Schedules