Ceylon Electricity Board
The Ceylon Electricity Board - CEB (Sinhala: ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම, romanized: Lankā Vidulibala Mandalaya - Lanwima; Tamil: இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச), is the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controls all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri Lanka. It is 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 is a government-owned and controlled utility of Sri Lanka that takes care of the general energy facilities of the island. The Ministry of Power and Energy is the responsible ministry above the CEB. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), established by the CEB Act No. 17 of 1969, is under the legal obligation to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical system of electricity supply in accordance with any licenses issued.
Native name | ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම (இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச) |
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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
| Industry | Electricity generation, Electricity transmission, Electricity distribution, Electricity retailing |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | 50 Sir Chittampalam A, Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Key people | M.M.C. Ferdinando (Chairman) Eng. Dr. D.C.R Abeysekara (General Manager ) |
Production output | 15,922 GWh (2019) |
| Revenue | Rs 121.5 billion (2020) |
| Rs −67.561 billion (2019) | |
Net income | Rs 425 million (2020) |
| Total assets | Rs 914.001 billion (2019) |
| Total equity | Rs 271.875 million (2019 |
Number of employees | 26,114 (2019) |
| Parent | Ministry of Power |
| Subsidiaries | Lanka Electricity Company (55.2%) Lanka Coal Company LTL Holdings |
| Website | www |