by Ifham Nizam

Power and Energy Minister W. D. J. Seneviratne is confident that he could get the much argued Electricity Reform (Amendment) Bill, to amend the Electricity Reforms Act Number 28 of 2002 and the Bill to amend the CEB Act number 17 of 1969, passed in parliament soon, senior official sources said yesterday.

According to the sources, Seneviratne had planned to introduce these Bills earlier this month, however, due to differences in opinion with some trade unions, he delayed his decision.

However, he is very confident that these Bills will be passed soon, a spokesman of the Power and Energy Ministry said.

Meanwhile, Lanka Viduli Sevaka Sangamaya (LVSS) Secretary H.A. Ranjan Jayalal told The Island yesterday that they

were aware that Minister Seneviratne is very adamant about getting these Bills passed.

"But we have our members - the Janatha Vimukthi Peramumna Parliamentary Group- in the Consultatitive Committee. So it’s not going to be easy to take decisions opposed to our views," he added.