Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that Cabinet approval was granted today to the recommendations proposed by the Committee on Restructuring the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). 

In a tweet, he said that the Electricity Reforms Bill will be drafted within a month to begin the unbundling process of the CEB. 

The minister added that work on a rapid timeline to get the approval of the Parliament is needed.

An eight-member committee was appointed on August 05 to propose recommendations to restructure the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

The committee was tasked with submitting recommendations to restructure the state-owned institution.

On August 01, the Cabinet of Ministers had green-lighted the commencement of restructuring the electricity board.

The members of the committee are as follows:

1. Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunge – Former Secretary of Finance Ministry

2. M.M.C. Ferdinando – Former Secretary of Ministry of Power & Energy

3. Dr. Susantha Perera – Former Assistant General Manager of Ceylon Electricity Board

4. Thilan Wijesinghe – Former Chairman of Board of Investment

5. Saliya Wickramasuriya – Chairman of Petroleum Development Authority & Director General of Port City Economic Commission,

6. President’s Counsel Nihal Jayawardhane – Former Legal Consultant to the Public Enterprise Reforms Commission

7. Attorney-at-Law Harsha Fernando – Former Senior State Counsel at the Attorney General’s Department

8. Chandana Wijesinghe – Director of Ministry of Power & Energy