Samanala complex is the administrative office of the five major hydropower stations in CEB. Samanala complex administrates Samanalawewa, Kukuleganga, Umaoiya, Udawalawa and Ingeniyagala hydropower stations. The Deputy general manager Samanala Complex is holding the responsibility of asset ownership of Samanala Complex hydropower stations.

Samanala Complex power stations are contributing to an average of 14% of annual Sri Lankan electricity demand by dispatching an average of 841 GWh of energy to the nation. Samanala complex provides clean renewable energy to the nation.

The total employee capacity of the Samanala complex in 2024 January is 380 persons. This team consist of 18 nos. of engineers, one accountant a human resource officer, 203 nos. of skilled grade technical personnel and 150 nos. of other skilled trade employees. The teamwork of these dedicated, self-motivated, friendly professionals is the key factor for the success of this prestigious hydropower complex.

Samanala complex has successfully achieved its primary objective of providing green energy while optimizing water usage in the last 25 years. Samanalaweaw and Udawalawa power stations released water to 915, 48,562 hectares of cultivated lands while Ingeniyagala and Umoiya released water to 48,000 and 20,000 hectares respectively. On the other hand, the Kukuleganga power station which is operated as a run-of-the-river type, is contributing to a tremendous amount of electricity generation while mitigating the floods in the lower basin of Kukuleganga river.

The office of the Deputy general manager (Samanala Complex) is providing, administration, strategic planning, performance monitoring and engineering services, financing and human resource management to the Samanala Complex power stations. There are 31 nos. of dedicated professionals working at the office providing the essential services to the stakeholders to operate their core business.

At present, Eng. USH Ambepitya, an Electrical Engineer with 34 years of experience, holds the office of the deputy general manager (Samanala Complex) and manages the technical, financial, operational and human resources development perspectives of the Samanala complex.

Samanala complex is dedicated to serving the Ceylon Electricity Board by providing efficient involvement in its professional capacity to safeguard the vision and mission of the Ceylon Electricity Board while enhancing the corporate values of the CEB.

Our corporate mission

To generate electrical energy as a socially responsible operator, proactively seeking opportunities for development, and delivering value in terms of reliability, quality and competitive pricing

Our core values

Professionalism and excellence in all our activities
Carrying out of all our activities in a manner which cares for the natural and man-made environment and contributes to sustainable development
Never compromising on occupational health and safety
A corporate culture, empowering people and encouraging teamwork, in achieving the business objectives

Our policies on key issues

Corporate governance
Environmental management
Occupational health and Safety management
Quality management
Human resource management
Social responsibility

Our corporate governance policy

We will demonstrate, to all stakeholders of our affairs, that we are acting in accordance with, and strenuously endeavoring to exceed, the current internationally accepted best practices on corporate governance

Our environmental management policy

We will conduct all our activities in a manner which cares for the natural and man-made environment and contributes to a sustainable development through compliance with national and international standards

Our occupational health and safety management policy

Safety first and always
We will conduct all our activities
complying with best practices, and
national/ international standards on safety
We will never compromise safety for economic interests and operational pressures

Our Quality management policy

we will provide reliable and quality electrical power by incorporating Total Quality Management in all facets of our activities

Our human resource management policy

Human resource is our most valuable asset

We will recruit, train, develop and motivate employees in a pleasant, safe and conducive working environment fostering total commitment to all facets of work

Our policy on social responsibility

We will maintain an active dialog with all the stakeholders of our activities
We will contribute to the development of local communities and and their economies

Our corporate goals

Corporate governance
Environment management
Occupational health and safety management
Quality management
Human resource management
Social responsibility

Our Corporate governance goals

To continually revise our corporate governance policies and ensure that they are in line with internationally accepted best practices

To assiduously maintain internal control through an organization structure with clearly defined responsibilities, authority levels, and lines of reporting
To engage in an ongoing process of identifying key commercial and other risks to our business
To ensure that an adequate system of internal control is in place to ensure that the risks facing us are managed at acceptable levels

Our Environment management goals

To actively pursue a policy of incorporating and integrating environmental considerations into all facets of our planning and implementation
To incorporate Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at all our power stations
To identify key environmental performance indicators and to set targets for the same
To ensure monitoring and auditing mechanisms are in place to achieve the above targets

Our Environment management goals

To ensure that our staff are aware of and have the necessary expertise to fulfill their environmental responsibilities
To achieve ISO 14001 compliance on environment management
To publish reports on our environmental performance and to engage in an active dialogue with stakeholders on environmental issues important to our activities
To operate integrated waste management plans at all our facilities

Our Occupational health and safety management goals

To ensure, that employees and others who may be affected by our operations are not exposed to risks to their health and safety
To ensure work methods and our organizational culture minimizes the risk of harm to our employees by ensuring best practices in occupational health and safety are embedded in our operational structures

Our Occupational health and safety management goals

To identify key performance indicators, to set targets for the same, and to ensure monitoring and auditing mechanisms are in place to achieve the above targets
To provide appropriate instruction, training, retraining, and supervision in occupational health and safety to all our employees
To minimize lost-time reportable injuries and dangerous occurrences by taking a proactive approach to achieve a continuous improvement in health and safety performance
To develop contingency plans on health and safety and to ensure the requisite infrastructure is in place to execute these plans
To formulate compensation payment schemes on health and safety
To achieve the highest standards of health and safety performance so that employees and contractors are able to carry out their responsibilities in the safest possible manner
To encourage best practices on the part of the contractors through the evaluation of their approaches to health and safety issues

Our Quality management goals

To inculcate the attitude of carrying out of all activities to the highest quality achievable
To achieve ISO 9000 compliance
Establish Quality Control units at our facilities
To implement productivity improvement techniques such as 5S, Quality circles and Kaizen at our facilities

Our Human resource management goals

To embrace training, development and motivation of staff as a key priority of our business
To ensure that employees are able to derive the maximum possible benefit from their employment with us, which in turn will ensure loyalty and ongoing commitment to our business objectives
To retain the services of employees for longer periods of time due to their experience and knowledge

Our social responsibility goals

To act as an active partner in watershed management on the Mahaweli river
To provide our expertise and knowledge in all national energy sector activities when it is solicited
To contribute to the development of local economies through procurement of goods and services whenever possible
To provide educational and information facilities ,for general public and school children, on our activities
To provide skills development opportunities for technical apprentices

Our corporate objectives

To achieve 95% availability at all our generation facilities
To reduce forced outage time to 3% at all our generation facilities
To monitor voltage/frequency outages due to deficiencies in generation and to limit such instances due to Mahaweli Complex power stations to 2 per year
To modernize all generation stations to internationally accepted standards embracing appropriate state-of-the-art technology
To automate key Management Information systems such as accounting, salary payment, maintenance management, and inventory systems
To maximize turnover through minimizing operating costs and maximizing energy generation efficiency

Harnessing the Power of Water
Generating energy from the power of water represents large amount of clean, renewable energy. 71 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water. The worlds hydro power potential amounts to 20 billion Mega Watt hours per year and only 30 percent of this has been developed so far.
Hydro power is not only environmentally friendly, but also cost-effective. Hydro power plants have the highest operating efficiency of all known generation systems. They are largely automated, and their operating costs are relatively low.
Hydro Power plants also play an important role in water resource management, flood control, navigation, irrigation and in creating recreation areas.