Central Environmental Authority Joins “GovPay”
Central Environmental Authority Joins “GovPay”
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has joined GovPay, enabling the public to make all CEA-related payments online from 26th September 2025. This move brings greater convenience, transparency, and efficiency to environmental services while supporting Sri Lanka’s journey toward digital governance.
In a groundbreaking move towards digitalizing environmental services, the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has joined GovPay – the Government Digital Payment Platform. Accordingly, from 26th September 2025, all payments relating to services provided by the CEA – including Inspection Fees, Licence Fees, Processing Fees, Basel Export Consent Fees, Certificate Fees, Administration Fees, Registration Fees, Annual Fees, Laboratory Fees, Waste Disposal Fees, Procurement Fees, NEIC Payments, and Examination Fees – can now be made online via any digital banking platform or a FinTech app connected to GovPay.
The agreement between the CEA and LankaPay (Pvt.) Ltd for GovPay was signed on 26th September at the CEA, officially opening this service to the public. The event was attended by Mr. K. R. Uduwawala, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Prof. Thilak Hewawasam, Chairman of the CEA, Mr. Kapila Mahesh Rajapaksa, Director General of the CEA, Mr. Channa De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of LankaPay, Mr. Udaya Kasthuriratne, Programme Manager and Lead for the Digital Government and Digital Economy at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), and other high-level officials from the three institutions.
Joining GovPay will facilitate seamless payments to the CEA, providing clients with greater convenience. It is also expected to streamline payment processes by enhancing transparency, reliability, and efficiency, while eliminating inefficiencies and reducing administrative delays. Clients who make payments to the CEA via GovPay may contact the respective department for any clarifications or assistance.
Launched in February 2025, GovPay is a collaborative initiative by the Ministry of Digital Economy, ICTA, and LankaPay – the national payment network of Sri Lanka. Currently, 150 government institutions have joined GovPay, with the CEA being the latest institution to come on board. So far, over 24,259 payments amounting to Rs. 291 million in value have been facilitated for 2,044 government services via GovPay.
