Objectives
- 70% of the electricity generated by Renewable Energy by 2030.
- Increase Power Generation Capacity of the country from the existing 4,809 MW to 7,629 MW by
2025 with maximum feasible development of Renewable Energy. - Improve Transmission Network;
- From 799 km to 1,300 km in the 220 kV network by 2025
- From 2,361 km to 3,000km in the 132 kV network by 2025
- Enhance the distribution network to provide quality service and meet the overall domestic electricity demand.
- Reduce Technical and Commercial losses of the System from 9% to 8% by 2025.
- Convert the power system of the country to a Smart Grid by encouraging manufacturing of electrical equipment locally.
Statutory Institutions
The Main wings under the purview of the Ministry of Power and Energy are:
- Ceylon Electricity Board
- Lanka Electricity Company (Private) Limited
- LTL Holdings (Private) Limited
- Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority
- Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council
- Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board
- Lanka Coal Company (Private) Limited
- Sri Lanka Energies (Private) Limited
Divisions of the Ministry
- Administration Division
- Procurement Division
- Development Division
- Account Division
- Internal Audit
- Thermal Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Division
- Planning Division
- Policy, Technical & Research Division