The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana
Asked the Minister to clarify how Ceylon Electricity Board employees will be assigned to four new companies under the new Act, including whether the process amounts to a new appointment or merely an intimation. He sought details on the implications for existing grades such as BES, promotion procedures, and salary scales, and also requested a clear response on whether electricity tariffs will be increased.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, under your new Act, operations will proceed under four new companies: the Limited National System Control Company, the Limited National Transmission Network Services Company, the Limited Ceylon Electricity Generation Company and the Limited Ceylon Electricity Distribution Company. On the 13th, all trade unions held discussions with you. As notified, by the 27th all employees are to be assigned to the new companies separately. Is this a new appointment? We are informed you said it is not an appointment. Please clarify whether this is an appointment or merely an intimation. If someone has a BES grade appointment within the CEB, what is the difference between that appointment and this assignment? What about promotion procedures and salary scales? Please clarify.
¶ 02 Finally, there was much discussion countrywide on increasing electricity tariffs. Will there be an increase or not? Please respond.
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 October 2025. No. 22635. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29521