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CEB honors" it long service employees
Last Updated: 2012-01-15 07:14:02 |
| The 541 long serving employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) who had rendered a dedicated service in providing electricity to the people were awarded gold coins and certificates by the minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka at 10.30 at the BMICH amid great pageantry yesterday (06). More... |
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Sri Lanka Energy Pvt Ltd launched
Last Updated: 2012-01-05 05:44:53 |
| The Sri Lanka Energy Private Ltd the latest member of institutions attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was launched today at the BMICH in view of bolstering the renewable energy sector.
Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka who was the chief guest of the event said that the government aims to meet 20% of the country"s energy need by renewable energy sources. More... |
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Minister Ranawaka attends UN Climate Conf in Durban - Photo Updated
Last Updated: 2011-12-13 01:29:06 |
| Minister of Power and Energy and former international Chairman of the Vienna Convention Patali Champika Ranwaka attended UN Climate Conference 2011 held in Durban, South Africa. More... |
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‘Ehi Passiko’ - Come, live the ‘moment’
Last Updated: 2011-12-01 06:15:33 |
| Man"s longing to silence his mental chatter and create a space to live the "moment" has seen him embarking on many journeys for centuries, if not millennia.
Millions have ventured on while hundreds of thousands have succeeded in their spiritual quest.
All these journeys and pilgrimages have been triggered by one human condition – man"s miserable failure to sustain happiness. He is either worrying about the past or the future, thus hardly living in the present. More... |
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"Lakwijaya back in operation"
Last Updated: 2011-12-01 05:59:31 |
| A fire broke out in one of the five coal crushing machines at the Lakwijaya Coal Power Plant in Norochcholai around 1.30 last morning. To prevent the fire from spreading further the entire coal power plant was shut down by the authorities as a preventative measure prompting the stoppage of power generation at the plant. However the fire was curtailed by mid morning yesterday. More... |
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Winds damage over 1000 kms of power cables
Last Updated: 2011-12-01 05:45:47 |
| Power & Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka yesterday said that over 1000 kilometres of power cables had been damaged by strong winds that lashed the southern coastal belt last week.
He said that some 46 kms of high tension wire, 1041 kms of low tension wire, 05 transformers and 04 high tension towers had been damaged due to the inclement weather. More... |
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"Ehi Passiko" - minister Ranawaka"s spiritual memoirs, launched.
Last Updated: 2011-11-26 08:16:10 |
| "Ehi Passiko" a book chronicling the ten day meditative journey of Power and Energy minister Patali Champika Ranawaka was launched at Kanduboda Vipassana meditation centre on Friday, in the presence of the most venerable Inguruwatte Piyananda Thero.
The book penned by Minister Ranawaka, a long time practitioner of meditation, deals with both the spiritual as well as philosophical aspects of his private journey. More... |
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Pirating electricity leads to losses at CEB
Last Updated: 2011-11-26 07:47:22 |
| The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has lost around Rs.6 billion annually due to the piracy of electricity mainly in certain areas of the eastern province, Minister Paatali Champika Ranawaka said in Parliament.
The Power and Energy Minister said that the CEB would not be lenient in taking action against those pirating electricity. More... |
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Minister Ranawaka attends SAARC - Photo Updated
Last Updated: 2011-11-24 06:39:19 |
| Minister of Power and Energy PCR was a member of President Mahinda Rajapaksa"s two member ministerial delegation to 17th SAARC Summit held in the Maldives. Sri Lanka President along with Minister Ranawaka discussed Sampoor power project with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, among other topics. More... |
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The corporate world should take the lead in moving towards a sustainable lifestyle for the people
Last Updated: 2011-11-08 16:04:08 |
| Addressing the Best Corporate Citizen Awards Ceremony 2011 organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka congratulated the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Members of the organizing Committee, for the excellent manner in which the arrangement of the award ceremony had been organised. “ My sincere thanks and best wishes goes to all of them” he said. More... |
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Upper Kothmale Hidro Power station water preservation project successful
Last Updated: 2011-11-04 13:11:49 |
| The Upper Kothmale project which commenced construction in 2006 to cater to the ever increasing electricity demand in the country, has now completed 91% of its total construction. More... |
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37,814 families unable to access the Main Grid to be provided Solar Power Kits under the Gramashakthi initiative.
Last Updated: 2011-11-03 10:32:48 |
| The Ministry of Power and Energy pointed out that in keeping with the goal of providing electricity to all by the year 2012, even the hazardous areas which are unable to access the main power supply chain will be provided alternate means of power supply through the “Grama Shakthi” program. More... |
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