COLOMBO ; Prof. Manjula Fernando has been appointed new chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).
He assumed duties on Friday , June 23 after the appointment was approved by the Constitutional Council.
New PUCSL chairman was appointed after Janaka Ratnayake was ousted from the position in May following a lengthy spat with the government over several issues including the electricity tariff hike and the duration of power interruptions.
The Members of Parliament, on May 24, passed a motion seeking the removal of Ratnayake from his position as the PUCSL chairman by a majority of 43 votes
