Asoka Abeygunawardana

Asoka Abeygunawardana
Chairman / CEO Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA)
Executive Director of the
Energy Forum of Sri Lanka
Consultant to the
Ministry of Power and Energy
Consultant to the
Ministry of Research and Technology
Personal details
Born (1963-12-12) 12 December 1963 (age 61)
NationalitySri Lankan
SpouseWijayanthi
ChildrenAmaya (daughter)
Parent(s)Henry Dias (father)
Lakshmi Rani (mother)
EducationSt. Aloysius' College Galle
Rahula College Matara
D. S. Senanayake College,
University of Moratuwa

Asoka Nalanda Abeygunawardana (born 12 December 1963) (known as Asoka Abeygunawardana) is a Sri Lankan electrical engineer, environmentalist, social activist and the current Chairman / CEO of the Strategic Enterprise Management Agency at Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Early life

He was born on 12 December 1963 in to a Sri Lankan political family. Asoka was the eldest son of Henry Dias Abeygunawardana (the first member of parliament Matara electorate in 1948)[3] and his mother was Lakshmi Rani. He has two sisters Deepika & Renuka.[citation needed]

Education

Abeygunawardana completed his primary and secondary education at St. Aloysius' College Galle, Rahula College Matara and D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo. He then pursued further studies at the University of Moratuwa, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.[citation needed]

Professional career

He had also served as the Adviser to the Minister of Technology and Research and Adviser to the Minister of Power and Energy, Director Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, Director Sri Lanka Energies, Executive Director Energy Forum (Guarantee) Limited.[4][5][6][7]

Bibliography

  • The Revolution of the Era [8]
  • A world without Coal or Oil - published in 2008[9]
  • Feed-in-tariff in Sri Lanka 2012 [10]
  • Future Challenges of Electricity Planning[11]
  • Gliricidia- Fourth Plantation Crop of Sri Lanka[12]
  • Feed in tariff in Sri Lanka[13]

Family

He is married to Wijayanthi Abeygunawardana and have one daughter Amaya.

References

  1. ^ World Bank consultant's review on CEB coal plan comes under fire. News First (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ Of professionals and politicians. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ Harry Abayagunawardena birth anniversary. Sri Lanka Mirror, Retrieved on 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ Another power failure: CEB must switch to hi-tech professionalism. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ A Day without Water: Managing Sri Lanka's Water Resource. Asian Tribune, Retrieved on 15 May 2013.
  6. ^ War for water in Kithulgala. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 16 March 2014.
  7. ^ 500 KW Solar Power Plant commissioned in H'tota. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 11 September 2011.
  8. ^ The Revolution of the Era: The Inside story of how Maithri Defeated Mahinda. Amazon.Com, Retrieved on 27 March 2015.
  9. ^ "A world without coal or oil" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Feed-in-tariff in Sri Lanka 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Future Challenges of Electricity Planning" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Gliricidia- Fourth Plantation Crop of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Feed in tariff in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.