Our Story

IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Chapter of Sri Lanka is one of the most active chapters of the country. The membership ranges from students, academics and researchers to electrical engineers working in the industry. There are student PES chapters in the universities of Sri Lanka and these cater to the needs of the students studying power and energy. The society chapter bridges the students, the young professionals, with the most senior members and provides a platform to collaborate, network and sets up a healthy environment to enrich the power and energy sector of Sri Lanka

More Power to the Future
The Power & Energy Society (PES) provides the world’s largest forum for sharing the latest in technological developments in the electric power industry, for developing standards that guide the development and construction of equipment and systems, and for educating members of the industry and the general public. Members of the Power & Energy Society are leaders in this field, and they — and their employers — derive substantial benefits from involvement with this unique and outstanding association.

To be the leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society, and the preferred professional development source for our members

~ Approved by the IEEE PES Governing Board, 17 July 2003

Develops standards and empowers development of technology, software, and best practices in all areas of electric power and energy including generation, transmission, distribution and utilization to provide a reliable, resilient, safe, cost-effective and sustainable AC and DC electricity supply system to the end-user. PES focuses on current power system infrastructures and technological advancements in energy resources, smart grid and smart cities for the betterment of society. (Approved February 2018 by IEEE Technical Activities Board)

Our Recent Achievements

Outstanding Chapter Award (Section Category)

IEEE Sri Lanka Section Awards Night 2023 at IEEE Sri Lanka Section Student/YP/WIE Congress!

IEEE PES Student Branch Chapters in Sri Lanka

Student Branch ChapterEstablished Year Website
University of Moratuwa2013edu.ieee.org/lk-uompes
University of Peradeniya2014edu.ieee.org/lk-pdnpes
University of Jaffna2018www.eng.jfn.ac.lk/ieee-pes
SLIIT2019facebook.com/ieee.pes.sliit
University of Ruhuna2020edu.ieee.org/lk-ruhuna/pes
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University2021foe.kdu.ac.lk/electrical/pes-kdu