{"id":14112,"date":"2023-06-05T11:21:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T05:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/103.1.179.75\/power\/?page_id=14112"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:11:11","slug":"secretary-ta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/index.php\/ta\/secretary-ta\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14112\" class=\"elementor elementor-14112\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76ed538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76ed538\" 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 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>Date of Appoinment<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-headeritem-6345bfe\"   >Date Vacated<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-headeritem-132b677\"   >Ministerial Title<\/th>\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\r\n\t\t\t<tbody 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\/2026\/01\/Secretary.jpeg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-373dea6\" >Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-900bcef\" >25 September 2024<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2ba94fd\" >18 April 2026<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-1995249\" >Ministry of Energy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8b10cbf\" ><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-f43db7b\" >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   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-925e4ca\" >31 December 2023<\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-65e4f99\" >Ministry of  Power and Energy <\/td><\/tr><tr><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b958f6c\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mr.-K.D.S.-Ruwanchandra.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/td><td   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-54d5f37\" >Mr. K.D.S. 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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