Ministry of Power and Energy

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The Ministry of Power and Energy[1] (Sinhala: විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: மின்சக்தி மற்றும் வலுசக்தி அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for power and renewable energy. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on power and renewable energy and other subjects which come under its purview.[2]

JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters437, Galle Road, Colombo 3
6°54′4.90″N 79°51′17.60″E
Annualbudget
  • Rs 0.5 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • Rs 0.8 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
  • Vacant, Minister of Power & Energy
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Ministry of Power and Energy
විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යාංශය
மின்சக்தி மற்றும் வலுசக்தி அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters437, Galle Road, Colombo 3
6°54′4.90″N 79°51′17.60″E
Annual budget
  • Rs 0.5 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • Rs 0.8 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
  • Vacant, Minister of Power & Energy
Ministry executive
  • Vacant, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies
Websiteenergymin.gov.lk
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As of April 2026, the offices of Minister of Power and Energy and Secretary to the Ministry are vacant.[3] (Eng.) Kumara Jayakody and Prof. K. T. M. Udayanga Hemapala resigned on 17 April following controversy regarding coal procurement tenders, and the ministry has been placed under interim presidential oversight pending new appointments.[4][5]

Ministers

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Ministers of Power & Energy
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
Maithripala SenanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party19478 December 1959W. DahanayakeMinister of Transport and Power[6]
Montague JayawickramaUnited National Party23 March 19601960Dudley SenanayakeMinister of Posts, Works and Power[6]
C. P. de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom Party23 July 1960Sirimavo BandaranaikeMinister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Power[7]
Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist PartyMarch 1965Dudley SenanayakeMinister of Land, Irrigation and Power[8][9]
Maithripala SenanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party31 May 1970Sirimavo BandaranaikeMinister of Irrigation, Power and Highways[10][11]
Gamini DissanayakeUnited National Party23 July 1977J. R. Jayewardene[12][13][14]
D. B. WijetungaUnited National PartyMinister of Power and Energy[15]
Festus PereraUnited National Party18 February 198928 March 1990Ranasinghe Premadasa[16]
K. D. M. C. BandaraUnited National Party30 March 1990[17][18]
Anuruddha RatwatteSri Lanka Freedom Party19 August 1994Dingiri Banda WijetungaMinister of Irrigation, Power and Energy[19][20]
19 October 2000Chandrika KumaratungaMinister of Power and Energy[21][22]
14 September 2001Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Power[23][24]
Karu JayasuriyaUnited National Party12 December 2001Minister of Power and Energy[25][26]
Susil PremajayanthSri Lanka Freedom Party10 April 2004[27][28][29]
John SeneviratneSri Lanka Freedom Party23 November 2005Mahinda Rajapaksa[30][31][32]|[33][34][35]
Champika RanawakaJathika Hela Urumaya23 April 2010[36][37][38][39]
Pavithra Devi WanniarachchiSri Lanka Freedom Party28 January 2013[40]
Champika RanawakaJathika Hela Urumaya12 January 201517 August 2015Maithripala Sirisena[41][42][43][44]
Ranjith SiyambalapitiyaSri Lanka Freedom Party4 September 2015Minister of Power and Renewable Energy[45][46][47]
Ravi KarunanayakeUnited National Party20 December 2018Minister of Power, Energy Business Development[48][46][47]
Mahinda AmaraweeraSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna22 November 2019Gotabaya RajapaksaMinister of Power and Energy[49]
Dullas AlahapperumaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna12 August 2020Minister of Power[50]
Gamini LokugeSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna16 August 2021Minister of Power[51]
Pavithra Devi WanniarachchiSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna3 March 2022Minister of Power[52]
Kanchana WijesekeraSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna14 May 2022Minister of Power & Energy[53]
22 July 2022 23 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe Minister of Power & Energy
Anura Kumara Dissanayake National People's Power 24 September 2024 17 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake Ministry of Power and Energy
Kumara Jayakody National People's Power 18 November 2024 17 April 2026 Ministry of Energy [5]
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Secretaries

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Power Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
M. M. C. Ferdinando25 April 2010Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy[54][55]
(Dr.) B. M. S. Batagoda19 January 2015Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy[56]
8 September 2015Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy[57][58][59]
(Ms.) Wasantha Perera 28 November 2019 Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy
14 August 2020 Secretary to the Ministry of Power
K D S Ruwanchandra 26 April 2022 Secretary to the Ministry of Power
M P D U K Mapa Pathirana 22 July 2022 Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy
K T M Udayanga Hemapala 25 September 2025 17 April 2026 Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy
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