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Energy

Sri Lanka cabinet clears €924K German grant for energy‑efficient buildings

Implemented by the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH), with 924,063 euro grant

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet clears ADB, EU, JFJCM funding for solar, net metering project

Loan and grants from ADB, EU, and for roughly 57 million dollars

July 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka opens tender for 250MW battery storage

The project will be on a build, own and operate (BOO) basis, the BoI said.

July 14, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s monthly fuel bill doubles in May to US$536mn

Fuel import bill in the first five months of 2026 has risen over 62% compared to the last year

July 1, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka inflation breaches CB’s upper limit for third month in Sept; remains at 37-mo high

Central Bank expects inflation to be in higher single digit through firs quarter of 2027

Sri Lanka cabinet approves Rs41bn diesel subsidy; petrol excluded

Capped at 15 billion rupees for October, 13.5 billion rupees for November, and 12.15 billion rupees for December.

EXPLAINER-Navigating Sri Lanka’s high-stakes economic tightrope amid soaring oil prices

Sri Lanka has already raised fuel prices over soaring global oil prices after U.S./Israel's attack on Iran

Shihar Aneez
March 10, 2026 16 min read

Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices after assurances of adequate stocks

Sri Lanka officials had said petrol and diesel stocks were adequate, before global oil prices surged more than 20 percen

March 9, 2026 1 min read

Six new companies take over operations of Sri Lanka's power utility

Debenture liability has been assigned to Electricity Distribution Lanka (Pvt) Limited

March 9, 2026 2 min read

Global oil prices surge 25-pct on Iran war

Sri Lanka has yet to buy at new prices

March 9, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka unbundles power utility in move to encourage private sector participation

Extraordinary Gazette announced that the provisions of the new act will come into operation next Monday (9).

March 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka president outlines plans to boost fuel storage

“This will add roughly 10 days of additional storage capacity to our reserves,” Dissanayake said.

March 3, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka has petrol, diesel stocks for 27, 33 days: President

Several shipments, including one carrying 35,000 metric tons, will arrive on schedule, he said.

March 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka expects fuel queues to ease from Tuesday; takes action to stop hoarding

Motorists stay in long queues to fill tanks

March 2, 2026 2 min read

EXPLAINER - US-Israel attack on Iran threatens Sri Lanka’s hard gained recovery

The geopolitical shockwave could unsettle President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s plans

Shihar Aneez
March 1, 2026 14 min read

Sri Lanka’s Vidullanka commissions 6MW solar project in Madampe

The project was implemented through Vidul Madampe Solar Power (Pvt) Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Vidullanka PLC.

February 24, 2026 1 min read
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LAUGFS Gas moves to normalize LPG supply

"Cargo shipments under the new supply arrangement have been secured, and distribution normalization is underway

February 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Vidullanka secures battery storage project in Vavunathivu

Project financing is expected to follow an 80:20 Debt-to-Equity structure, totalling 1.73 billion rupees

February 17, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Windforce secures 120MW battery storage projects

Investment value for the 12 projects amounts to Rs20.79bn and project financing to follow 80:20 Debt-to-Equity

February 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank, GAIA Greenenergy partner to offer green loans and leases

Customers can use the Bank’s Green Loans and Green Leases to finance the purchase and installation of solar panels

February 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet approves new renewable energy plan

Includes identification and prioritization of suitable lands, renewable energy map and renewable energy park development

February 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to buy 5 shipments of 92-octane petrol from Singapore's Epdesa

contract for the procurement of 05 ships of Petrol 92 Unl during the period from 2026-03-15 to 2026-09-14

February 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CPC cuts diesel, petrol price by Rs.2 amid falling global prices

Keeps the prices of other fuels including kerosine steady

February 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka promised battery tariff not given, renewable energy wasted: solar firms

Though several reminders have been sent guidelines or the PPA has not been given

January 24, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka solar firms say expanding 'Sunny Sunday' curtailment has hit debt service

Firms on competitive bidding sells unit around Rs15 to Rs18 and FIT around Rs25

January 22, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka CEB un-bundling to cost Rs10.6bn from lost economies of scale

The benefit came from economies of scale and shared operational efficiencies of the consolidated structure

January 12, 2026 1 min read
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