Srilanka, March 14 -- This week, the 56-year-old electricity monopoly ended marking a historic phase of transformation. The dismantling and restructuring of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) signaled one of the most consequential institutional reforms in the country's economic recovery programme. Yet the process has also triggered a familiar chorus of alarms such as fears of privatisation, protests by trade unions, and a national debate over workers' rights versus public interest.South Asians & Diaspora

Ultimately, electricity reform is not about ideological battles between state control and privatisation. It is about ensuring that Sri Lanka's power system is efficient, financially stable and capable of supporting economic growth.

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