Kanchana Wijesekara leaves Ministry of Power & Energy says adequate stocks in place
Posted on September 23rd, 2024
Courtesy Hiru News
Former Minister of Power Energy, Kanchana Wijesekara, announced that he has officially left the ministry and returned all state vehicles and office facilities. In a statement shared yesterday, he highlighted the improved financial health of the ministry and the institutions under his purview, noting that they now have adequate stocks of petroleum products and coal for power generation and fuel supply.
According to Wijesekara, all institutions now have positive balance sheets, are recovering costs, making timely payments to suppliers, servicing debt, and contributing additional revenue to the treasury. He extended his thanks to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, colleagues, officials, and other stakeholders for their support over the past two years.
Reflecting on the severe challenges in 2022, which included power cuts of 4 to 13 hours and shortages of fuel and coal, Wijesekara emphasized that he is leaving behind a stronger, well-stocked, and financially stable sector ensuring uninterrupted power generation and fuel supply.
The minister left this message on Twitter: I returned the state vehicles and my office yesterday and leave the Ministry of Power Energy and the Institutes under my purview in stronger financial positions and with adequate stocks of petroleum products and coal for power generation and fuel supply.
All the institutes are now on positive balance sheets, recovering costs for its services, making payments on time for suppliers, servicing outstanding debt and providing supporting the treasury with the additional revenue it’s generating.
I wish to thank the President “RW_SRILANKA”, colleagues, my family, friends, officials “staff of the Ministry ” Institutes, diplomatic missions, development agencies, various government private stakeholders and everyone who assisted during the last two years.
From 4-13 hour power cuts, no fuel situation, no coal, no petroleum products, no suppliers, no cash, limited hydro capacity’s in 2022, I leave with adequate stocks of coal, petroleum products, hydro capacity and financially stronger institutes for an uninterrupted supply of fuel and power generation.