Auditor Finds EV Chargers With No Safety Signs or Certification — Risk It?

Sri Lanka's EV fleet has crossed 100,000 vehicles, but the regulator meant to police the charging points behind them only just started doing its job. PUCSL has held authority over charging-point operators since 2009, yet began certifying them only in March 2025 — and by August just two operators had actually been certified. Auditor General inspectors visiting stations in Colombo found some simply not working, and several with no safety signs or certification labels at all. One side says this is normal growing pains: a fast-moving private market got ahead of a slow regulator, and competition will weed out bad operators quicker than paperwork ever could. The other side says high-voltage DC charging with zero mandatory safety checks isn't a risk worth waiting out — one bad cable or an ungrounded unit and it stops being a mere inconvenience. Have you used a public charger that looked sketchy — exposed wiring, no signage, nobody to call when it failed? Did you report it, or just move on to the next one and say nothing? ඔයාගේ EV එක චාජ් කරන්න ගිහින් අනාරක්ෂිත charger එකක් දැක්කද? කියන්න.