Sri Lanka, March 9 -- The six new companies established through the dissolution of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have officially come into effect today (09), following the conclusion of the Board's tenure as of midnight yesterday.

Under this restructuring process, the Ceylon Electricity Board Act No. 17 of 1969 has been repealed, and the CEB has been legally abolished as a corporate entity.

With the dissolution of the Electricity Board, the responsibilities for electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and system operations have been transferred to six successor companies, as per an extraordinary gazette notification recently issued by the Minister of Energy.

All operational activities previously managed by the Electrici...