PUCSL heads South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation

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Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Acting Chairperson Pushpa Wellappili was appointed as the Chairperson of the South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR) for the year 2014/2015 at the 20th Steering Committee Meeting of SAFIR held recently in Colombo. The SAFIR was set up in May 1999 to provide capacity building and training on infrastructure regulation and related topics in the region and to stimulate research on the subject by building a network of regional and international institutions and individuals active in the field. It also aims to facilitate effective and efficient regulation of utility and infrastructure industries, initiate the exchange of knowledge and expertise and encourage the rapid implementation of global best practices. The organisation operates in a regulatory capacity in areas including electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, water and transport as decided by the Steering Committee. SAFIR’s plans for 2014/2015 include conducting a study on ‘Integrated Development of South Asian Region: Regulatory Issues on Co-operation in South Asia’, operating Virtual Working Groups, for its Executive Committee to meet more often to prepare a road map for future activities and for member organisations to extend more technical support to the SAFIR Secretarial in its functions. Sri Lanka has been an active member of SAFIR since its inception.