Dr. Thilak Siyambalapitiya appointed as Chairman of Ceylon Electricity Board

Dr. Siyambalapitiya graduated from University of Moratuwa, and earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge. He carries 40 years of experience in the energy sector of Sri Lanka, as well as in the region. He has worked in Ceylon Electricity Board, and in Saudi Arabia, on power sector planning and policy. He is a Chartered Engineer, and a Past President of Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association. He is currently an international energy consultant, working with countries in Asia and Africa.

After ten years of work with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Saudi Electric Company (SEC) as the head of the Generation Planning Team, he established a consulting partnership. He worked in government committees to establish the pricing policy for renewable energy (2006), net metering (2008) and national energy policy (2019).

Dr.Thilak is a proud product of Maris Stella College, Negombo.

We wish him all the very best in his new role as the chairman of CEB and serve more for for the betterment of all Sri Lankans.