Hon. Minister of Energy, Eng. Kumara Jayakody, recently (27) conducted an inspection tour of
\nRandenigala and Rantambe Hydropower Plants.
\nThe employees of the power plants warmly welcomed the Minister, and appreciated his visit, noting
\nthat it was the first by a minister in charge of the subject in nearly 15 years. While having a
\nconversation with the employees, the Minister also paid attention to their problems and demands, and
\nexplained the measures taken, especially by the new Electricity Act, to protect the rights and
\nprivileges of employees.
\nHe further stated that the Sri Lanka\u2019s power sector should be modernized to be compatible with the
\ncurrent social and economic conditions, and should ensure state ownership of the energy sector and
\nthe hydropower plants, including the Rantambe and Randenigala power plants, and that such
\nmeasures have been taken through the Electricity Act.
\nCommissioned in 1988 and 1990, these two power plants can be regarded as valuable assets to our
\ncountry, provided under the assistance of the German government. The Rantambe Hydropower Plant
\nand the Randenigala Hydropower Plant will contribute a maximum capacity of 50 MW and 120 MW
\nrespectively to the national power grid. Both power plants are known for operating with low
\nmaintenance costs and low to zero breakdowns.
\nThe Acting General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board Eng. W. Edussuriya, Engineer\u2014In-
\nCharge of the Victoria Hydropower Plant (Main Dams and Reservoirs) Wasantha Ehelapitiya, Deputy
\nGeneral Manager (Mahaweli Complex) D.M.R.K.B. Gunathilaka, Chief Engineer of Randenigala and
\nRantambe power plants R.M.H.K. Karunaratne, Senior Electrical Engineer B.A.J. Kithsiri, Chief
\nEngineer G.I.D. Shantha and many other officials participated in this event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hon. Minister of Energy, Eng. Kumara Jayakody, recently (27) conducted an inspection tour of Randenigala and Rantambe Hydropower Plants. The employees of the power plants warmly welcomed the Minister, and appreciated his visit, noting that it was the first by a minister in charge of the subject in nearly 15 years. While having a conversation…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":400000,"featured_media":16581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n