| ISO 14001:2004 Certification |
| Samanalawewa Power Station of CEB has emerged as the first Government Entity in Sri Lanka to be awarded with the ISO 14001:2004 certification by Sri Lanka Standards Institution for it’s Environmental Management System in 2007. |
| Article in Environmental Newsletter of CEB - Aug 2007 |
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| Environmental Impact Assessments |
| Conducting the Environmental Impact Assessments for all the Development Projects of CEB is an integral part of CEB’s Environment Policy. |
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| Environment Unit of CEB has conducted detailed Environmental Impact Assessments, and obtained environmental approvals for 31 Nos of Development Projects of CEB, under the National Environmental Act (NEA). |
| List of Projects for which Environmental Approvals were granted |
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| Environmental Unit of CEB has also conducted Environmental & Social Consideration (ESC) Process under the guidelines of relevant funding agencies for a number of Development Projects of CEB, and prepared the Environmental Safeguard Documents as appropriate, which have been accepted by the said funding agencies. |
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| Description of Project |
Funding Agency |
Requirement Under ESC |
Reports Prepared |
| Conflict Affected Regions Emergency Project |
Asian Development Bank |
Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) |
IEE and RP
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| Sustainable Power Sector Support Project |
Asian Development Bank |
Initial Environmental Examination(IEE) |
IEE, SIEE and RP download >> |
| Vavunia Kilinochchi Transmission Line Project |
Japan International Co-operation Agency |
Environmental Screening Form |
N/A |
| Clean Energy and Access Improvement Project |
Asian Development Bank |
Initial Environmental Examination(IEE) |
IEEs, SIEE and RP download >> |
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| Environment Protection Licences |
| Annual Environment Protection Licenses have been obtained from Central Environmental Authority for the Thermal Power Stations belonging to CEB in accordance with the NEA. |
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| Inventory of Transformers Contaminated with Polyclorinated Bypheniles (PCBs) |
| CEB has participated in UNEP/GEF facilitated project for “Preparation of a National Implementation Plan for the Control of PCBs” conducted by the Ministry of Environment, and has prepared a preliminary inventory of PCB contaminated transformers belonging to CEB, in 2005. |
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| Environmental Awareness of our Stakeholders |
| Environment Unit of CEB publishes CEB’s Environmental Newsletter, which is distributed among our staff, and all our stakeholders, NGOs etc. |
| Archives of CEB’s Environmental Newsletters |
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| Information Disclosure for the Awareness of the Publicwho may be affected by our Development Projects |
| In line with our Environmental Policy, CEB will disclose the anticipated impacts on natural and social environment caused by our Development Projects, well before their implementation. |
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