Ceylon Electricity Board

Ceylon Electricity Board - CEB
Native name
ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම (இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச)
Company typeGovernment-owned corporation
IndustryElectricity generation,
Electricity transmission,
Electricity distribution,
Electricity retailing
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
FatePrivatised
Headquarters50 Sir Chittampalam A, Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Key people
M.M.C. Ferdinando (Chairman)
Eng. (Dr.) Narendra De Silva (Acting General Manager) [1][2]
Production output
Increase 15,922 GWh (2019)
RevenueIncrease Rs 121.5 billion (2020)[3]
Negative increase Rs −67.561 billion (2019)[4]
Increase Rs 425 million (2020)[3]
Total assetsIncrease Rs 914.001 billion (2019)[4]
Total equityDecrease Rs 271.875 million (2019[4]
Number of employees
Increase 26,114 (2019)[4]
ParentMinistry of Power
SubsidiariesLanka Electricity Company (55.2%)
Lanka Coal Company
LTL Holdings
Websitewww.ceb.lk

The Ceylon Electricity Board - CEB (Sinhala: ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම, romanized: Lankā Vidulibala Mandalaya - Lanwima; Tamil: இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச), was the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controlled all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri Lanka. It was one of the only two on-grid electricity companies in the country; the other being Lanka Electricity Company (LECO). The company earned approximately Rs 204.7 billion in 2014, with a total of nearly 5.42 million consumer accounts. It was a government-owned and controlled utility of Sri Lanka that took care of the general energy facilities of the island. The Ministry of Power and Energy was the responsible ministry above the CEB. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), established by the CEB Act No. 17 of 1969, was under the legal obligation to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical system of electricity supply in accordance with any licenses issued. The CEB was dissolved and replaced by 12 successor entities under the 2024 Electricity Act.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Corporate Profile". Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Our Management". CEB. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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  5. ^ "2024 Electricity Act Reforms". The Morning. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka passes new electricity law". EconomyNext. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka Electricity Bill Gazette" (PDF). Documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.