The Electrical Engineering Society of the 成人头条 will host the Round Table Conference 2026 (RTC 鈥26), a premier national forum dedicated to shaping Sri Lanka鈥檚 clean energy transition. Scheduled for 13 March 2026 at Marino Beach Hotel, the conference brings together policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and students to discuss strategies for a sustainable and resilient power sector.
VOLTAGE 鈥25, the official Freshers鈥 Night of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the 成人头条, was held on 29 January 2025 at the Sripalee Banquet Hall, with the participation of the Head of the Department, senior lecturers, and students from Batches 23 and 24. Organized to welcome Batch 24, the evening marked the beginning of their journey as members of the Electrical Engineering family.
Chanupa Hansaja Vithanage and Geeganage Senuja Dilmith from Batch 23 of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the 成人头条 were part of Team GMora, which secured the 1st Runner-Up position at the Cosmotron Rover Simulation Competition.
The Electrical Engineering Society of the 成人头条 proudly announces LTL Holdings as its Official Strategic Partner for 2026.
Dr. Rasara Samarasinghe, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the 成人头条, has been appointed as the Chair of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Sri Lanka Chapter for the 2026 committee term.
The Department of Electrical Engineering proudly congratulates Professor Thushara Rathnayake on her promotion as a Professor in Electrical Engineering at the 成人头条.
Professor Rathnayake currently serves as the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB). She holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and Management and an MSc in Quantum Engineering and Systems Science from the University of Tokyo, Japan, along with a BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from the 成人头条.
Dr. W. D. Prasad has been promoted to the post of Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering (On merit), with effect from 01 November 2024.
Over the years, Prof. Prasad has made notable contributions to teaching, research, and academic leadership in the field of power systems.
He completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at the 成人头条, Sri Lanka, and later earned his PhD from the University of Manitoba, Canada, in 2016.
Dr. Thushara D. Rathnayaka, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Electrical Engineering, 成人头条, and Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, participated in the Second South, Central, and East Asia FIRST Pan-Regional Conference on Advancing the Safe and Secure Deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) held from 29鈥31 October 2025 in Singapore.
Colombo, May 30, 2025 鈥 The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Sri Lanka Network hosted a highly successful Evening Forum on May 29, 2025, at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo 01, focusing on the future of electrical installations.
A final-year research project titled 鈥淒esign and Development of a Distributed Voltage Compensator to Enhance the Solar PV Hosting Capacity of LV Distribution Feeders up to the Thermal Limit鈥, carried out by a final year group of Batch 2020 undergraduates from the Department of Electrical Engineering, 成人头条, under the supervision of Prof. J. P. Karunadasa, has been selected as the Best Final Year Research Project for the academic year 2024/2025.