Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has called for a report on the recent promotion of a female official of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) one day prior to her retirement.

Taking to Twitter, Minister Wijesekera stated that the report was called for during a meeting with the Chairman, General Manager, and Directors of the CEB held this morning.

He further stated that instructions were given regarding promotions for senior management at the CEB to obtain the Ministry approval and to implement immediately the board decision taken in 2020 that was to be implemented from 2025.The Minister revealed that as per the decision, the minimum service period remaining required for the promotions to the positions of Deputy General Manager (DGM) is 3 years and Assistant General Manager (AGM) is 2 years.

Since the current GM is retiring next month, instructions were also given to nominate persons and get the approval of the Ministry for the post of GM for individuals that have prior administrative experience and a minimum of 3 year service period remaining for retirement, he said.

Minister Wijesekera added that the reform process of the CEB, power generation plans, assets management, reducing administrative and operating costs, and related issues to the CEB were also discussed.