The electricity supply chain analysis and Proposals for Revamping (2014)
Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) intends to engage the task of carrying out a supply chain analysis of the electricity generation in Sri Lanka. The main objective of this study would be to identify the costs of the existing supply chain up to the Generation Transmission boundary and to find ways to revamp the supply chain with a view to reduce the costs of generation. The tasks including:
- Conduct a supply chain analysis in electricity generation covering all areas up to the Energy meter between generation licensee and transmission licensee including following and make recommendation on revamping measures based on the analysis
o Fuel procurement, storage and transportation, and related agreements
o Equipment procurement maintenance, and retirement procedures
o Material procurement, stock holding and supply procedures
o Accounting Policies on plant depreciation
o The analysis should take into account all cost that contributes to the capacity and energy costs
- Scrutinize common cost apportioning methods used by utilities.
- Scrutinize the apportionment of overhead costs to other non- utility activities conducted by utilities.
- Dispatch analysis
- International comparison of costs associated with Generation,
- Comparison of performances with regional and global performances/benchmarks
- Identification/ recommendation of areas that require better transparency and /or better management and possible intervention areas for PUCSL
- Workshop to disseminate of study finding to relevant stakeholders
The project involved The Pathfinder Foundation, KPMG - Sri Lanka, Economic Consulting Associates of United Kingdom and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam - Vietnam MW Co., Ltd.
