Lightning: The Misery Causing Mystery

  Descending like a silvery stream from the dark heavens, lightning surely is an alluring view to behold. Yet, from the very beginning of life, humans have always feared this phenomenon,knowing the grave dangers concealed in it. Thus, it’s of paramount importance that we take proper measures to avoid the undesirable consequences of lightning strikes. Therefore, in order to give you a proper understanding about lightning, we thought of unfolding its consequences and means of safe guarding against it, through an interview with one of the most reputed high voltage specialists in Sri Lanka, Emeritus Professor J. R. Lucas of the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Professor, let’s start from the very basics. Could you please tell us what...

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Posted in: Utility and Social

Electrified Transportation - The Step towards Future: Key Note Speech Eng. Shavindranath Fernando

In 1979 when I joined CEB I was attached to Kelanitissa Power station and the Pettah power station was looked after by our staff.  There were several outgoing feeders from this power station allocated for the tram lines and trolley bus service as the Pettah Power station was primarily put up in 1902 for the Colombo Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. So here we are re opening the topic of electrification of our transport system once again more than half a century after the electrified transport system that we had Colombo operated by the Colombo Municipality was scraped. It defies me to find the reasons for these decisions as I was told by none other than Mr. H S Subasinghe former General Manager of CEB and the first Chairman of LECO,...

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Posted in: EESoc Panel Discussion - 2015