An Audit Found Broken, Uncertified EV Chargers Across Colombo — Would You Risk It?

A new Auditor General's report says the regulator in charge of EV charging stations only started certifying operators in 2025 — sixteen years after it got the legal power to do it. When inspectors actually checked stations around Colombo, some chargers weren't working at all, and others had no safety signs or certification labels anywhere on them. A survey in the same report found 40% of EV owners call charging inconvenient, and most don't even know what government incentives they're supposed to get. One side says this is exactly why people should think twice before going electric here — if nobody's checking the charger for safety, who's responsible when something goes wrong at one? The other side says every EV market goes through this stage, fast chargers at malls and fuel stations have multiplied regardless, and the fix is faster certification, not scaring people off EVs. Have you used a charging station that looked unsafe or just didn't work? Did you report it anywhere, and did anything come of it? ඔයාලා පාරේ තියෙන EV charging station එකක charge කරද්දී safety issue එකක් දැකලා තියෙනවද?