Ministry of Power and Energy

Ministry of Power and Energy

විදුලි හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යංශය
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters Colombo 07
Ministers responsible Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka
Ranga Bangara
Deputy Minister
Child agencies CEB
Energy Conservation Fund
Lanka Electricity Company
Lanka Transformers Limited
Website http://powermin.gov.lk/

The Ministry of Power and Energy is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies relating to the generation, transmission, distribution and retailing of electrical energy in Sri Lanka. The ministry was also directly involved in numerous large-scale energy projects such as the Norocholai Coal Power Project and the 1999 Hambantota Wind Project.

Senior officials

Ministers of Power and Energy

Parties

      Sri Lanka Freedom Party       United National Party       Jathika Hela Urumaya

Name Portrait Party Tenure President
Champika Ranawaka Jathika Hela Urumaya 16 April 2010 - 28 January 2013 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 2013 - 9 January 2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Champika Ranawaka Jathika Hela Urumaya 12 January 2015 - Present Maithripala Sirisena

Departments under this ministry

See also

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