Ceylon Electricity Board
Native name | ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම (இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச) |
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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
| Industry | Electricity generation, Electricity transmission, Electricity distribution, Electricity retailing |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Fate | Privatised |
| Headquarters | 50 Sir Chittampalam A, Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Key people | M.M.C. Ferdinando (Chairman) Eng. (Dr.) Narendra De Silva (Acting General Manager) |
Production output | 15,922 GWh (2019) |
| Revenue | Rs 121.5 billion (2020) |
| Rs −67.561 billion (2019) | |
| Rs 425 million (2020) | |
| Total assets | Rs 914.001 billion (2019) |
| Total equity | Rs 271.875 million (2019 |
Number of employees | 26,114 (2019) |
| Parent | Ministry of Power |
| Subsidiaries | Lanka Electricity Company (55.2%) Lanka Coal Company LTL Holdings |
| Website | www |
The Ceylon Electricity Board - CEB (Sinhala: ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය - ලංවිම, romanized: Lankā Vidulibala Mandalaya - Lanwima; Tamil: இலங்கை மின்சார சபை - இமிச), was the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controlled all major functions of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and retailing in Sri Lanka. It was one of the only two on-grid electricity companies in the country; the other being Lanka Electricity Company (LECO). The company earned approximately Rs 204.7 billion in 2014, with a total of nearly 5.42 million consumer accounts. It was a government-owned and controlled utility of Sri Lanka that took care of the general energy facilities of the island. The Ministry of Power and Energy was the responsible ministry above the CEB. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), established by the CEB Act No. 17 of 1969, was under the legal obligation to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical system of electricity supply in accordance with any licenses issued. The CEB was dissolved and replaced by 12 successor entities under the 2024 Electricity Act.