Asoka Abeygunawardana
{{Short description|Sri Lankan engineer}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Asoka Abeygunawardana
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| office = Chairman / CEO Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA)
| office2 = Executive Director of the
Energy Forum of Sri Lanka
| office3 = Consultant to the
Ministry of Power and Energy
| office4 = Consultant to the
Ministry of Research and Technology
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| nationality = Sri Lankan
| education = St. Aloysius' College Galle
Rahula College Matara
D. S. Senanayake College,
University of Moratuwa
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|12|12}}
| parents = Henry Dias (father)
Lakshmi Rani (mother)
| spouse = Wijayanthi
| children = Amaya (daughter)
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Asoka Nalanda Abeygunawardana (born 12 December 1963) (known as Asoka Abeygunawardana) is a Sri Lankan electrical engineer, environmentalist, social activist and the current Chairman / CEO of the Strategic Enterprise Management Agency at Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.[http://newsfirst.lk/english/2016/08/world-bank-consultants-review-ceb-coal-plan-comes-fire/144782 World Bank consultant's review on CEB coal plan comes under fire]. News First (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 16 August 2016.[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160821/business-times/of-professionals-and-politicians-205328.html Of professionals and politicians]. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 21 August 2016.
Early life
He was born on 12 December 1963 in to a Sri Lankan political family. Asoka was the eldest son of Henry Dias Abeygunawardana (the first member of parliament Matara electorate in 1948)[http://www.srilankamirror.com/news/5017-harry-abayagunawardena-s-birth-anniversary-tomorrow Harry Abayagunawardena birth anniversary]. Sri Lanka Mirror, Retrieved on 23 September 2017. and his mother was Lakshmi Rani. He has two sisters Deepika & Renuka.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
Education
Abeygunawardana completed his primary and secondary education at St. Aloysius' College Galle, Rahula College Matara and D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo. He then pursued further studies at the University of Moratuwa, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.{{citation needed |date=December 2016}}
Professional career
He had also served as the Adviser to the Minister of Technology and Research and Adviser to the Minister of Power and Energy, Director Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Director Sri Lanka Energies, Executive Director Energy Forum (Guarantee) Limited.[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160320/news/another-power-failure-ceb-must-switch-to-hi-tech-professionalism-187071.html Another power failure: CEB must switch to hi-tech professionalism]. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 20 March 2016.[http://www.asiantribune.com/node/62572 A Day without Water: Managing Sri Lanka's Water Resource]. Asian Tribune, Retrieved on 15 May 2013.[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140316/news/war-for-water-in-kithulgala-89392.html War for water in Kithulgala]. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 16 March 2014.[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110911/News/nws_019.html 500 KW Solar Power Plant commissioned in H'tota]. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 11 September 2011.
Bibliography
- The Revolution of the Era [https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Era-Maithri-Defeated-Mahinda-ebook/dp/B00VC4FI1O The Revolution of the Era: The Inside story of how Maithri Defeated Mahinda]. Amazon.Com, Retrieved on 27 March 2015.
- A world without Coal or Oil - published in 2008{{Cite web |url=http://www.efsl.lk/publications/Ashoka%20Book%20English%20_2009.04.07_02_Edit.pdf |title=A world without coal or oil |access-date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009201258/http://www.efsl.lk/publications/Ashoka%20Book%20English%20_2009.04.07_02_Edit.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Feed-in-tariff in Sri Lanka 2012 {{Cite web |url=http://www.efsl.lk/reports/Feed%20In%20Tariff%20in%20SL.pdf |title=Feed-in-tariff in Sri Lanka 2012 |access-date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009203753/http://www.efsl.lk/reports/Feed%20In%20Tariff%20in%20SL.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Future Challenges of Electricity Planning{{Cite web |url=http://www.efsl.lk/Papers/Future%20Challenges%20of%20electricity%20planning.pdf |title=Future Challenges of Electricity Planning |access-date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824053407/http://www.efsl.lk/Papers/Future%20Challenges%20of%20electricity%20planning.pdf |archive-date=24 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}
- Gliricidia- Fourth Plantation Crop of Sri Lanka{{Cite web |url=http://efsl.lk/publications/6%20%20Gliricidia.pdf |title=Gliricidia- Fourth Plantation Crop of Sri Lanka |access-date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009201337/http://efsl.lk/publications/6%20%20Gliricidia.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Feed in tariff in Sri Lanka{{Cite web |url=http://www.efsl.lk/reports/Feed%20In%20Tariff%20in%20SL.pdf |title=Feed in tariff in Sri Lanka |access-date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009203753/http://www.efsl.lk/reports/Feed%20In%20Tariff%20in%20SL.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}
Family
He is married to Wijayanthi Abeygunawardana and have one daughter Amaya.
References
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External links
- [http://www.sema.gov.lk/en/about-us/our-team Team at Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA)]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/03/31/features/112020/combined-efforts-all-stakeholders-must-achieve-sdgs Combined efforts of all stakeholders A MUST to achieve SDGs]
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Category:Alumni of Rahula College