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Ceylon Electricity Board
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB; Sinhala: ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම, romanized: Lankā Vidulibala Mandalaya - Lanwima; Tamil: இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச) was a state-owned electricity company in Sri Lanka. It was a controlled utility of Sri Lanka that took care of the general energy facilities of the island. With a market share of nearly 100%, the CEB controlled all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri Lanka. It was one of only two on-grid electricity companies in the country; the other being the Lanka Electricity Company (LECO). The company earned approximately Rs 204.7 billion in 2014, with a total of nearly 5.42 million consumer accounts.
The CEB was established by the CEB Act No. 17 of 1969, and was legally obligated to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical system of electricity supply in accordance with any licenses issued. The Ministry of Power and Energy was the responsible ministry above the CEB.
The Ceylon Electricity Board was officially dissolved with effect from 9 March 2026 as per the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 36 of 2024 and replaced by six state-owned companies (SOE) under the government's CEB restructuring programme.
The CEB had following subsidiaries:
Electricity generation by the CEB was done primarily via hydropower. Hydropower is the oldest and most dependent source of electricity generation in Sri Lanka, taking a share of nearly 42% of the total available grid capacity in December 2014, and 37% of the power generated in 2014. Hydropower generation facilities have been constantly under development since the introduction of the national grid but are currently declining due to the exhaustion of the resource.
In 2014, then Media Spokesperson of the CEB Senajith Dassanayake said the generation of hydropower has dropped to 37%; as a result, 60% of electricity needs would need to be fulfilled by thermal energy.
The Lakvijaya Power Station in Puttalam is the only coal-fired power station in the country, and was owned by CEB. It was commissioned in 2011 and was synchronized with the system on 13 February 2011.
On 17 September 2014, the US$1.35 billion coal-fired power station was commissioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Sri Lanka. The Export–Import Bank of China provided a loan of US$450 million for the first 300-megawatt unit at the power plant. The power plant was officially commenced on 16 September 2014. The power station added an additional 300 megawatts of electrical capacity to the grid.
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Ceylon Electricity Board
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB; Sinhala: ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම, romanized: Lankā Vidulibala Mandalaya - Lanwima; Tamil: இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச) was a state-owned electricity company in Sri Lanka. It was a controlled utility of Sri Lanka that took care of the general energy facilities of the island. With a market share of nearly 100%, the CEB controlled all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri Lanka. It was one of only two on-grid electricity companies in the country; the other being the Lanka Electricity Company (LECO). The company earned approximately Rs 204.7 billion in 2014, with a total of nearly 5.42 million consumer accounts.
The CEB was established by the CEB Act No. 17 of 1969, and was legally obligated to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical system of electricity supply in accordance with any licenses issued. The Ministry of Power and Energy was the responsible ministry above the CEB.
The Ceylon Electricity Board was officially dissolved with effect from 9 March 2026 as per the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 36 of 2024 and replaced by six state-owned companies (SOE) under the government's CEB restructuring programme.
The CEB had following subsidiaries:
Electricity generation by the CEB was done primarily via hydropower. Hydropower is the oldest and most dependent source of electricity generation in Sri Lanka, taking a share of nearly 42% of the total available grid capacity in December 2014, and 37% of the power generated in 2014. Hydropower generation facilities have been constantly under development since the introduction of the national grid but are currently declining due to the exhaustion of the resource.
In 2014, then Media Spokesperson of the CEB Senajith Dassanayake said the generation of hydropower has dropped to 37%; as a result, 60% of electricity needs would need to be fulfilled by thermal energy.
The Lakvijaya Power Station in Puttalam is the only coal-fired power station in the country, and was owned by CEB. It was commissioned in 2011 and was synchronized with the system on 13 February 2011.
On 17 September 2014, the US$1.35 billion coal-fired power station was commissioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Sri Lanka. The Export–Import Bank of China provided a loan of US$450 million for the first 300-megawatt unit at the power plant. The power plant was officially commenced on 16 September 2014. The power station added an additional 300 megawatts of electrical capacity to the grid.