(UTV | COLOMBO) – Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says the Ceylon Electricity Board needs to be restructured.
Taking to Twitter, Minister Wijesekera said he hopes to table a Cabinet Paper for approval to separate the Generation, Transmission & Supply functions of the CEB.
The decision was reached during yesterday’s progress review meeting of the power sector.
The Minister said the Ceylon Electricity Board had not initiated or commissioned any new major power plants since 2014.
He stressed that renewable energy is the way forward to revive the power sector, adding however the attitude towards facilitating such projects are appalling.
Minister Wijesekera said tariff adjustments are also required for electricity supply.
The Minister claimed that adjustments need to be done with a plan to reduce generation cost and increase the use of renewable energy.
1) Progress review meeting of the Power sector was held yesterday. CEB has not initiated or commissioned any new Major Power Plants since 2014. Renewable Energy is the way forward to revive the Power Sector but the attitude towards facilitating such projects are appalling. pic.twitter.com/BSCu2i5Rmx
— Kanchana Wijesekera (@kanchana_wij) July 29, 2022
2) CEB needs restructuring & I hope to get the approval of the Cabinet to commence the unbundling of CEB with Generation, Transmission & Supply to be separated. While tariff adjustments are also needed, it has to be with a plan to reduce Generation cost with more Renewable Energy
— Kanchana Wijesekera (@kanchana_wij) July 29, 2022