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Govt. blames past for CEB’s continuing woes
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|October 23, 2025
Power and Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody told Parliament yesterday (22) that the debt-ridden and mismanaged Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) couldn’t be turned around within 10 or 11 months, citing decades of political interference and corruption.
Kumara Jayakody
“The CEB was destroyed over decades by giving free electricity to ministers and their cronies and taking on unsustainable loans. It cannot be fixed overnight,” the Minister said, responding to a question raised by SJB Puttalam District MP Hector Appuhamy.
Jayakody outlined the government's plan to restructure the CEB under the recently passed Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Act No. 14 of 2025 and the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 36 of 2024. The reform will see the creation of six fully government-owned companies, each handling specific operations currently managed by the CEB.
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