{"id":14102,"date":"2023-06-05T11:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T05:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/103.1.179.75\/power\/?page_id=14102"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:42:17","slug":"the-secretary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/index.php\/the-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14102\" class=\"elementor elementor-14102\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-790c49c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"790c49c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06ee387\" data-id=\"06ee387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea4fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ea4fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secretary to the  Ministry of Power &amp; Energy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc7cda2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc7cda2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeec8dc\" data-id=\"eeec8dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38a2b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rs-iconbox\" data-id=\"d38a2b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rs-iconbox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"rs-iconbox-area \">\r\n\t\t    <div class=\"box-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t    \t\r\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"icon-area \">\r\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Secretary.jpeg\" alt=\"image\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \t  \r\n\t\t    \t \r\n\r\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"text-area\">\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\r\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t            \t    \t    \t    \t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6066c6b\" data-id=\"6066c6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84812f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c84812f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name : <\/strong>Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala<\/p><p><strong>Ministerial Titel : <\/strong>Ministry Energy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9de6006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9de6006\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3ac856\" data-id=\"e3ac856\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e048113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e048113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Present<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e4ef1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e4ef1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-093a4eb\" data-id=\"093a4eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e5d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1e5d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"rselements-table-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-aba4afb\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/414653281_7664356123580073_4356090761934496247_n.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-373dea6\" >Dr.\u00a0Sulakshana Jayawardena<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-62ea439\" >01 January 2024<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8d70b74\" >24 September 2024<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4502ed5\" >Ministry of Power and Energy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e93d493\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/12-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-28fd62d\" >M P D U K Mapa Pathirana<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3c9d1a6\" >02 May 2022<\/td><td   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Ruwanchandra <\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-23147a4\" >27 April 2022<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0ed170f\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e236e59\" >Ministry of Power<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6f7839e\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20220328-WA0000.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8367b57\" >(Ms.) Wasantha Perera<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d749b8c\" >14 August 2020<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-eb9c9f7\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a990b52\" >Ministry of Power<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ea7ff3a\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20220328-WA0000.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f39a3ae\" >(Ms.) Wasantha Perera<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2a33276\" >28 November 2019<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-479bdd3\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5c3d546\" >Ministry of Power and Energy <\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-52798b7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr.-B.-M.-S.-Batagoda.webp\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8fc477b\" >B. M. S. Batagoda<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6b8433d\" >19 January 2015<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-199bd9f\" ><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cc13e57\" >Ministry of Power and Energy <\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-31ed8a3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr.-B.-M.-S.-Batagoda.webp\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b561cb0\" >B. M. S. 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