Minister reviews progress of CEB reforms committee

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Minister of Energy, Kanchana Wijesekara says that he discussed the proposals of the CEB reforms committee on Sunday (4).

The committee, which was recently appointed by the Minister for the purpose of reforming the Ceylon Electricity Board, has met with development agencies, sector experts, stakeholders and is also due to meet political parties and the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) next week. 

The Minister added that the main framework will be presented to the cabinet by the end of the month.

The reforms committee includes the following members;

– Dr RHS Samaratunge – Former Secratary, Finance Ministry 
– MMC Ferdinando – Former Secratary, Ministry of Power & Energy
– Dr Susantha Perera, Former AGM,  Ceylon Electricity Board, 
– Thilan Wijesinghe – Former Chairman, Board Of Investment, – Saliya Wickramasuriya – Chairman, Petroleum Development Authority & Director General, Port City Economic Commision
– President’s Counsel Nihal Jayawardhane – Former Legal Consultant to the Public Enterprise Reforms Commission 
– Attorney at Law Harsha Fernando – Former Senior State Counsel at the AGs department 
– Chandana Wijesinghe – Director, Ministry of Power & Energy.