Lanka Electricity Company

The Lanka Electricity Company (Private) Limited (Sinhala: ලංකා විදුලි (පුද්ගලික) සමාගම "Lanka vidulu pudgalika samagama") (also abbreviated as LECO), is the largest Electricity distribution company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly (Confirmation Pending ), it controls all major functions of distribution and Energy Smart Meter manufacturing in Sri Lanka. It is one of the only two on-grid electricity companies in the country; the other being Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). The company earned approximately LKR (Confirmation Pending)billion in 2018, with a total of nearly 521,982 consumer accounts.
It is a government owned and controlled utility of Sri Lanka that takes care of the general energy facilities of the island. The Ministry of Power, Energy & Business Development is the responsible ministry above the LECO. Lanka Electricity Company (Private) Limited (LECO), established by an Companies Act No.17 of 1982 and the Companies Act No.7 of 2007, is under legal obligation to develop and maintain an efficient, coordinated and economical system of Electricity supply in accordance with any Licenses issue