The Power Ministry will declare June 26 as the National Day of Energy and propose the day to the United Nations, too.
According to Power Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, the people in Sri Lanka saw a electric bulb for the first time on June 26.
The Power Ministry in coordination of all agencies under the Ministry including the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has planned to implement a new power generation plant under the directive of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.