Ministry of Power and Energy

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| jurisdiction = Government of Sri Lanka

| headquarters = 437, Galle Road, Colombo 3

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| budget = {{Unbulleted list|Rs 0.5 billion (2016, recurrent)|Rs 0.8 billion (2016, capital)}}

| minister1_name = Anura Kumara Dissanayake

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| chief1_name = Ms. Wasantha Perera

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| child1_agency = Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)

| child2_agency = Lanka Coal Company (Pvt.) Ltd.

| child3_agency = Lanka Electricity Company (LECO)

| child4_agency = LTL Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd.

| child5_agency = Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board

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The Ministry of Power and Energy{{cite web|url=http://documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2022/5/2281-41_E.pdf|title=Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)|website=documents.gov.lk|accessdate=2022-06-10}} ({{langx|si|විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යාංශය}}; {{langx|ta|மின்சக்தி மற்றும் வலுசக்தி அமைச்சு}}) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for power and renewable energy. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on power and renewable energy and other subjects which come under its purview.{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1933_13/1933_13%28E%29.pdf|date=21 September 2015|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary|volume=1933/13}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{As of|November 2024}}, the current Minister of Power and Energy is (Eng.) Kumara Jayakody.{{cite web|url=http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=23&lang=en|title=LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS|website=cabinetoffice.gov.lk|accessdate=2022-06-10}} The ministry's secretary is Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala.

Ministers

scope=col colspan="2"\|Name ! scope=col class=unsortable\|Portrait ! scope=col\|Party ! scope=col\|Took office ! scope=col\|Left office ! scope=col colspan="2"\|Head of government ! scope=col width=300px\|Ministerial title ! scope=col width=50px class=unsortable\|Refs
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;" \|+ Ministers of Power & Energy
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|1947	align="center" \|{{Dts\|1959\|12\|08\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sinhala Language Front}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|W.\|Dahanayake}}	Minister of Transport and Power	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html\|chapter=Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike\|access-date=2016-04-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030940/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html\|archive-date=2015-09-24\|url-status=unfit}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Montague\|Jayawickrama}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|03\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Posts, Works and Power	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|C. P.\|de Silva}}	rowspan=2\|	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960-07-23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	Minister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Power	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011217063058/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2001-12-17\|chapter=Chapter 18: Srimavo - weeping arrogance}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party}};"\|	Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1965\|03	format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1968\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|page=15\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11886/11886.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL22Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416075330/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL22Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-04-16\|chapter=Chapter 20 - Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1970\|05\|31\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020127131454/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-27\|chapter=Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity}}{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1975\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=18‚Äì19\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/120/11908/11908.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Gamini\|Dissanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1977\|07\|23\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|J. R.\|Jayewardene}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1977\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=17‚Äì18\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14702/14702.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB02Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416074026/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB02Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-04-16\|chapter=Chapter 25: War or peace?}}{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1982\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=12‚Äì14\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14703/14703.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|D. B.\|Wijetunga}}		United National Party			rowspan=3\|Minister of Power and Energy	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1982\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=12–14\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14703/14703.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Festus\|Perera}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1989\|02\|18\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|28\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranasinghe\|Premadasa}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|last1=de Silva \|first1=W. P. P. \|last2=Ferdinando \|first2=T. C. L. \|title=9th Parliament of Sri Lanka \|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited \|page=210 \|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623233447/http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|archive-date=2015-06-23 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|K. D. M. C.\|Bandara}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|30\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|{{cite book\|last1=de Silva \|first1=W. P. P. \|last2=Ferdinando \|first2=T. C. L. \|title=9th Parliament of Sri Lanka \|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited \|pages=213‚Äì214 \|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623233447/http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|archive-date=2015-06-23 }}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802170437/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-08-02\|chapter=Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|Anuruddha\|Ratwatte}}	rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1994\|08\|19\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga	Minister of Irrigation, Power and Energy	align=center\|{{cite journal\|title=The New Cabinet\|journal=Tamil Times\|date=15 August 1994\|volume=XIII\|issue=8\|page=4\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/34/3384/3384.pdf\|issn=0266-4488}}{{cite journal\|title=The Cabinet\|journal=The Sri Lanka Monitor\|date=August 1994\|issue=79\|page=2\|url=http://www.padippakam.com/document/srilanka_monitor/monitor079.pdf}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2000\|10\|19\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=4\|	rowspan=4\|{{Sortname\|Chandrika\|Kumaratunga}}	Minister of Power and Energy	align=center\|{{cite web\|title=New cabinet sworn in today \|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm \|work=Current Affairs \|publisher=Policy Research and Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat \|date=19 October 2000 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171946/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm \|archive-date=3 March 2016 }}{{cite news\|title=SLMC, EPDP get plum portfolios\|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5508\|work=TamilNet\|date=19 October 2000}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2001\|09\|14\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Power	align=center\|{{cite news\|last1=Weerawarne\|first1=Sumadhu\|title=18 member Cabinet sworn in yesterday\|url=http://www.island.lk/2001/09/15/news02.html\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=15 September 2001}}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet\|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2001/09/15/pol01.html\|work=Daily News (Sri Lanka)\|date=15 September 2001}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Karu\|Jayasuriya}}	align=center\|100x100px	United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|format=dmy\|2001\|12\|12}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|format=dmy

} || rowspan=6|Minister of Power and Energy || align=center|{{cite news|title=New Ministers |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/12/13/new11.html |work=Daily News (Sri Lanka) |date=13 December 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202034840/http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/12/13/new11.html |archive-date=2 February 2012 }}{{cite news|title=Wickremesinghe appoints cabinet of 25|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6555|work=TamilNet|date=12 December 2001}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Susil|Premajayanth}} || align=center|100x100px || Sri Lanka Freedom Party || align=center|{{Dts|format=dmy|2004|04|10}} || || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2004/pdf/Apr/1335%20_%2024/1335%20_%2024%20E.pdf |date=10 April 2004 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1335/24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225151106/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2004/pdf/Apr/1335%20_%2024/1335%20_%2024%20E.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/040411/news/5.html|title=The new UPFA Cabinet|date=11 April 2004|newspaper=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)}}{{cite news|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=11713|title=JVP boycotts UPFA cabinet swearing in ceremony|date=10 April 2004|newspaper=TamilNet}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"| || {{Sortname|John|Seneviratne}} || || Sri Lanka Freedom Party || align=center|{{Dts|2005|11|23|format=dmy}} || || !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|{{Sortname|Mahinda|Rajapaksa}} || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1420-28/1420-28E.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317033130/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1420-28/1420-28E.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2007 |date=23 November 2005 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1420/28 }}{{cite news|last1=Nakkawita|first1=Wijitha|title=New chiselled down Cabinet sworn in|url=http://www.island.lk/2005/11/24/news2.html|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)|date=24 November 2005}}{{cite news|title=Appointed Cabinet, Non Cabinet and Deputy Ministers|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2005/11/24/news11.htm|work=Daily News (Sri Lanka)|date=24 November 2005}}|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1482_8/1482_8e.pdf |date=29 January 2007 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1482/08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024439/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1482_8/1482_8e.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}{{cite news|title=The New Cabinet|url=http://www.island.lk/2007/01/29/news5.html|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)|date=29 January 2007}}{{cite web|title=New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in |url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200701/20070128new_cabinet_ministers_sworn_in.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213073604/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200701/20070128new_cabinet_ministers_sworn_in.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2007 |work=Current Affairs |publisher=The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka |date=28 January 2007 }}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Jathika Hela Urumaya}};"| || {{Sortname|Champika|Ranawaka}} || align=center|100x100px || Jathika Hela Urumaya || align=center|{{Dts|2010|04|23|format=dmy}} || || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Apr/1651_3/1651_3E.pdf |date=26 April 2010 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1651/03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524225519/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Apr/1651_3/1651_3E.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2010 }}{{cite news|title=New Cabinet Ministers & Deputy Ministers|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/04/24/news00.asp|work=Daily News (Sri Lanka)|date=24 April 2010}}{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_02/1681_02%20(E).pdf |date=22 November 2010 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1681/02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024545/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_02/1681_02%20%28E%29.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.nation.lk/2010/11/28/newsfe1.htm|title=New Faces Boost Cabinet as Hopes Rise|date=28 November 2010|publisher=The Nation (Sri Lanka)|access-date=9 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044010/http://www.nation.lk/2010/11/28/newsfe1.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Pavithra Devi|Wanniarachchi}} || || Sri Lanka Freedom Party || align=center|{{Dts|format=dmy|2013|01|28}} || || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2013/PDF/Jan/1795_43/1795_43%20(E).pdf|date=31 January 2013|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary|volume=1795/43|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531050917/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2013/PDF/Jan/1795_43/1795_43%20%28E%29.pdf|archive-date=31 May 2013}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Jathika Hela Urumaya}};"| || {{Sortname|Champika|Ranawaka}} || align=center|100x100px || Jathika Hela Urumaya || align=center|{{Dts|2015|01|12|format=dmy}} || align=center|{{Dts|2015|08|17|format=dmy}} || !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|{{Sortname|Maithripala|Sirisena}} || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1897_16/1897_16%20%28E%29.pdf|date=18 January 2015|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary|volume=1897/16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115111/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1897_16/1897_16%20%28E%29.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2015}}{{cite news|title=New Cabinet ministers sworn in|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/61073/new-cabinet-ministers-sworn-in|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=12 January 2015}}{{cite news|title=New Cabinet takes oaths|url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html|work=The Nation (Sri Lanka)|date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118145912/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html|archive-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Imtiaz |first1=Zahrah |last2=Moramudali |first2=Umesh |title=27-member cabinet 10 State ministers 08 Deputy ministers |url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82146-news-detail-27-member-cabinet-10-state-ministers-08-deputy-ministers.html |work=Ceylon Today |date=13 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118144216/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82146-news-detail-27-member-cabinet-10-state-ministers-08-deputy-ministers.html |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Ranjith|Siyambalapitiya}} || align=center|100x100px || Sri Lanka Freedom Party || align=center|{{Dts|2015|09|04|format=dmy}} || || Minister of Power and Renewable Energy || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_07/1932_07%20E.pdf |date=14 September 2015 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1932/07 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|title=New Cabinet|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/86047/new-cabinet|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=4 September 2015}}{{cite news|title=The new Cabinet |url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-102824-news-detail-the-new-cabinet.html |work=Ceylon Today |date=4 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907020713/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-102824-news-detail-the-new-cabinet.html |archive-date=7 September 2015 }}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Ravi| Karunanayake}} || align=center|100x100px || United National Party || align=center|{{Dts|2018|12|20|format=dmy}} || || Minister of Power, Energy Business Development || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_07/1932_07%20E.pdf |date=14 September 2015 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1932/07 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Mahinda| Amaraweera}} || || Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna || align=center|{{Dts|2019|11|22|format=dmy}} || || !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}; color:white;"rowspan=5| || rowspan=5|{{Sortname|Gotabaya|Rajapaksa}} || Minister of Power and Energy || align=center|{{cite web|url=http://energymin.gov.lk/web/index.php/en/news/286-new-cabinet-minister-sworn|date=2 December 2019 |title=New Cabinet Minister Sworn}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Dullas| Alahapperuma}} || align=center|100x100px || Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna || align=center|{{Dts|2020|8|12|format=dmy}} || || Minister of Power|| align=center|{{cite web|url=https://ceylontoday.lk/news/new-cabinet-dullas-alahapperuma-appointed-minister-of-power|date=12 August 2020 |title=New Cabinet: Dullas Alahapperuma appointed Minister of Power}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Gamini| Lokuge}} || || Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna || align=center|{{Dts|2021|8|16|format=dmy}} || || Minister of Power|| align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/index.php/2021/08/16/press-release-2/|date=16 August 2021 |title=Press Release}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}; color:white;"| || {{Sortname|Pavithra Devi|Wanniarachchi}} || || Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna || align=center|{{Dts|2022|3|3|format=dmy}} || || Minister of Power|| align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sri-lankas-energy-minister-sacked-snap-cabinet-reshuffle-presidents-press-office-2022-03-03/|date=3 March 2022|title=Sri Lankan president appoints new ministers for power, energy as island nation grapples with crisis|website=Reuters }}

| rowspan="2" | || rowspan="2" | {{Sortname|Kanchana|Wijesekera}} || rowspan="2" | || rowspan="2" | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna || align=center|{{Dts|2022|5|14|format=dmy}} || align=center| || Minister of Power & Energy|| align=center|{{cite web|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_22A/May23_1653286722CH.php|date=23 May 2022|title=Eight new Cabinet ministers of all-party government sworn-in}}

|align="center"|22 July 2022

|align="center"|23 September 2024

|!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|

|Ranil Wickremesinghe

|Minister of Power & Energy

|!align="center" style="background:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;"|

|Anura Kumara Dissanayake

|National People's Power

|align="center"|24 September 2024

|align="center"| 17 November 2024

|!align="center" style="background:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;"|

|Anura Kumara Dissanayake

|Ministry of Power and Energy

|[https://parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-members/viewMember/3611 (Eng.) Kumara Jayakody]

|National People's Power

|18 November 2024

|Present

|Anura Kumara Dissanayake

|Ministry of Energy

Secretaries

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class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;" \|+ Power Secretaries
{{Sortname\|M. M. C.\|Ferdinando\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy	align="center" \|{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=3 May 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1652/02\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524231520/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20(E).pdf\|archive-date=24 May 2010\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_04/1681_04%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=22 November 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1681/04}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
rowspan=2\|(Dr.) {{Sortname\|B. M. S.\|Batagoda\|nolink=1}}	align="center" \|{{Dts\|2015\|01\|19\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy	align="center" \|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|date=28 January 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1899/14\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223752/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|archive-date=23 September 2015}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|08\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy	align="center" \|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_69/1932_69%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=18 September 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1932/69}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news\|title=44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=8 September 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Secretaries to Ministries appointed\|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=131424\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=9 September 2015}}
rowspan="2" \|(Ms.) Wasantha Perera \|28 November 2019 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy \|
14 August 2020 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power \|
K D S Ruwanchandra \|26 April 2022 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power \|
M P D U K Mapa Pathirana \|22 July 2022 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy \|
K T M Udayanga Hemapala \|25 September 2025 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy

References

External links

[http://powermin.gov.lk powermin.gov.lk]

Power and Energy

Sri Lanka

Power and Energy

scope=col colspan="2"\|Name ! scope=col class=unsortable\|Portrait ! scope=col\|Party ! scope=col\|Took office ! scope=col\|Left office ! scope=col colspan="2"\|Head of government ! scope=col width=300px\|Ministerial title ! scope=col width=50px class=unsortable\|Refs
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;" \|+ Ministers of Power & Energy
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|1947	align="center" \|{{Dts\|1959\|12\|08\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sinhala Language Front}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|W.\|Dahanayake}}	Minister of Transport and Power	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html\|chapter=Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike\|access-date=2016-04-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030940/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html\|archive-date=2015-09-24\|url-status=unfit}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Montague\|Jayawickrama}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|03\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Posts, Works and Power	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|C. P.\|de Silva}}	rowspan=2\|	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960-07-23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	Minister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Power	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011217063058/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2001-12-17\|chapter=Chapter 18: Srimavo - weeping arrogance}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party}};"\|	Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1965\|03	format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1968\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|page=15\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11886/11886.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL22Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416075330/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL22Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-04-16\|chapter=Chapter 20 - Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1970\|05\|31\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020127131454/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-27\|chapter=Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity}}{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1975\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=18‚Äì19\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/120/11908/11908.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Gamini\|Dissanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1977\|07\|23\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|J. R.\|Jayewardene}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1977\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=17‚Äì18\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14702/14702.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB02Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416074026/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB02Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-04-16\|chapter=Chapter 25: War or peace?}}{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1982\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=12‚Äì14\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14703/14703.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|D. B.\|Wijetunga}}		United National Party			rowspan=3\|Minister of Power and Energy	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1982\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=12–14\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14703/14703.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Festus\|Perera}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1989\|02\|18\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|28\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranasinghe\|Premadasa}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|last1=de Silva \|first1=W. P. P. \|last2=Ferdinando \|first2=T. C. L. \|title=9th Parliament of Sri Lanka \|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited \|page=210 \|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623233447/http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|archive-date=2015-06-23 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|K. D. M. C.\|Bandara}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|30\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|{{cite book\|last1=de Silva \|first1=W. P. P. \|last2=Ferdinando \|first2=T. C. L. \|title=9th Parliament of Sri Lanka \|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited \|pages=213‚Äì214 \|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623233447/http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|archive-date=2015-06-23 }}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802170437/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-08-02\|chapter=Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|Anuruddha\|Ratwatte}}	rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1994\|08\|19\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga	Minister of Irrigation, Power and Energy	align=center\|{{cite journal\|title=The New Cabinet\|journal=Tamil Times\|date=15 August 1994\|volume=XIII\|issue=8\|page=4\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/34/3384/3384.pdf\|issn=0266-4488}}{{cite journal\|title=The Cabinet\|journal=The Sri Lanka Monitor\|date=August 1994\|issue=79\|page=2\|url=http://www.padippakam.com/document/srilanka_monitor/monitor079.pdf}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2000\|10\|19\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=4\|	rowspan=4\|{{Sortname\|Chandrika\|Kumaratunga}}	Minister of Power and Energy	align=center\|{{cite web\|title=New cabinet sworn in today \|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm \|work=Current Affairs \|publisher=Policy Research and Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat \|date=19 October 2000 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171946/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm \|archive-date=3 March 2016 }}{{cite news\|title=SLMC, EPDP get plum portfolios\|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5508\|work=TamilNet\|date=19 October 2000}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2001\|09\|14\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Power	align=center\|{{cite news\|last1=Weerawarne\|first1=Sumadhu\|title=18 member Cabinet sworn in yesterday\|url=http://www.island.lk/2001/09/15/news02.html\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=15 September 2001}}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet\|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2001/09/15/pol01.html\|work=Daily News (Sri Lanka)\|date=15 September 2001}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Karu\|Jayasuriya}}	align=center\|100x100px	United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|format=dmy\|2001\|12\|12}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|format=dmy

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class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;" \|+ Power Secretaries
{{Sortname\|M. M. C.\|Ferdinando\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy	align="center" \|{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=3 May 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1652/02\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524231520/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20(E).pdf\|archive-date=24 May 2010\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_04/1681_04%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=22 November 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1681/04}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
rowspan=2\|(Dr.) {{Sortname\|B. M. S.\|Batagoda\|nolink=1}}	align="center" \|{{Dts\|2015\|01\|19\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy	align="center" \|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|date=28 January 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1899/14\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223752/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|archive-date=23 September 2015}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|08\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy	align="center" \|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_69/1932_69%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=18 September 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) 'Äî GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1932/69}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news\|title=44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=8 September 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Secretaries to Ministries appointed\|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=131424\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=9 September 2015}}
rowspan="2" \|(Ms.) Wasantha Perera \|28 November 2019 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy \|
14 August 2020 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power \|
K D S Ruwanchandra \|26 April 2022 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power \|
M P D U K Mapa Pathirana \|22 July 2022 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy \|
K T M Udayanga Hemapala \|25 September 2025 \| \|Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy

Ministry of Power and Energy

Ministers

Secretaries

See also

References

External links