The Commission works through its committees. The following are the committees of the Commission as well as their responsibilities:

The Finance Committee has responsibility for financial regulations, authorisation of expenditures, financial statements and monitoring of financial matters.

The Technical Committee has responsibility for technical aspects of operations of utility providers, monitoring of standards of service by utilities, conservation of energy and water resources, technical and operational audits of utilities and efficiency of utilities.

The Tariffs Committee has responsibility for methodology for setting tariffs, valuation of utilities, incentives systems, impact of tariffs on consumers, recommendations on rates, studies relating to tariff setting and broader implications of tariffs.

The Administration Committee has responsibility for personnel policy, terms and conditions of service, oversight of administration, recruitment, policy on management strategies, training schemes and organisational structure.

The Consumer Affairs and Public Relations Committee has responsibility for concerns of consumers regarding tariffs, quality of service by utilities, billing systems, equitable issues in tariff setting, relations with the public, governmental agencies, utilities and the press, brochures of the Commission, outreach programmes in the regions, oversight of regional centres and subsidies.

The Legal Committee has responsibility for interpretation of legislation affecting the operations of the Commission, regulations of the Commission, dispute settlement mechanisms between consumers and utilities, evaluation and legal aspects of IPP contracts and licences.

The Water Issues Committee has responsibility for peculiar water sector and their impact on tariff setting, quality of service, special needs of consumers, billing system in the water sector, issue of subsidies, impact of electricity tariffs on distribution of water and other aspects of the operations of water utilities.

The Committees are required to submit recommendations on all policy issues to the Commission for approval.