By Sandun A. Jayasekera

Daily Mirror spoke to JHU General Secretary and Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka in order to know the JHU stance on the current issues and his plans for the power sector in Sri Lanka.

Q: There’s a school of thought that believes that the silence of the coalition allies has given rise to corruption by certain individuals in the government. What’s your opinion about this criticism?

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Sri Lanka is the only country in the region to provide uninterrupted power supply and the Ministry of Power and Energy is well on the path to provide power to all by the year 2012, Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

Minister Ranawaka made the observation at a ceremony held in Yapahuwa to mark the inauguration of the Rural Electrification Scheme with the Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa as the chief guest.   More...

Speaker of the Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa was the chief guest of the final day of the Vidulka exhibition which was a roaring success.

Making his remarks at the concluding ceremony the elder brother of President Rajapaksa said when he made a visit to Bandarawela recently he was surprised to see the way the one time polluter"s paradise had turned into a prestine clean city.  More...

Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake was among the several ministers who visited the first ever state sponsored Energy exhibition "Vidulka" that is being held at the BMICH. Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka is seen in conversation with Minister Dissanayake.  More...

The Wild Life Conservation Department of Sri Lanka finally got a permanent office yesterday after shifting to eleven buildings within a span of 60 years. The eco-friendly new office is he result of an initiave by the former Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and incumbent Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka to house the department in a building of its own.  More...

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa was a guest at the Vidulka exhibition that is being held at the BMICH. The exhibition, the first of its kind is a crowd puller with school children and adults from outstations too visiting the education exhibition in their thousands.  More...

If Sri Lanka is to reap the full benefits of the utilisation of sustainable energy, there must be a system that brings an income to electricity consumers as they can sell their excess electricity. Also all architectural designs should give priority to saving energy, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa.  More...

The first-ever State-sponsored power and energy week, exhibition and the national energy efficiency award presentation, aimed at creating awareness on pollution free power generation and tapping of green energy through recycled energy resources among the public, private and State sector and policy planners, will begin at 5 p.m. today at the BMICH.  More...

German Ambassador in Colombo Jens Ploetner called on Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka this morning and discussed bi-lateral issues including co-operation in energy sector, and the evolution of Buddhist philosophy.  More...

Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka was the chief guest of a South Asian regional seminar on led lighting organized by the Regional Centre for Lighting.  More...

Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka said on Wednesday that his ministry has planned to hold a six day exhibition in August titled Vidulka to create a greater awareness on the efficient use of traditional and non-traditional means of power generation.  More...

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) held a protest march recently against UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon"s move to appoint a three-member panel to advise him on Sri Lanka.   More...