VISION

Be an internationally recognized

efficient utility Providing high quality service

to all its stakeholders.

MISSION

To provide reliable quality electricity to the entire nation

at internationally competitive prices effectively and

efficiently through a meaningful partnership

with skilled and motivated employees using

appropriate state-of-the-art technology for the

socio economic development of the country

in an economically sustainable manner while meeting

acceptable environment standards

and a satisfactory rate of return on investments.

THE  BOARD’S  STATUTORY  OBLIGATION

 “The Board is under a statutory duty to develop and maintain an efficient,

co-ordinated and economical system of  Electricity Supply.

It is also the duty of the Board to generate or acquire supplies of electricity ;

to construct, maintain and operate the necessary works for the generation

of electricity by all means, to construct, maintain and operate

the necessary works for the inter-connection of Generating Stations

and Sub-stations and for the transmission of electricity in bulk

from Generating Stations and Sub-stations to such places

as may be necessary from time to time;

to distribute and sell electricity in bulk or otherwise”.

“It is the duty of the Board to exercise its powers and

perform its functions so as to secure that the revenue

of the Board are sufficient to meet its total outgoing properly

chargeable to revenue account including depreciation

and interest on capital, and to meet a reasonable proportion

of the cost of the development of the services of Board”.

 (Ceylon Electricity Board Act No. 17 of 1969)