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Plans to modernize refinery and extend its life
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"Under the current situation the supplied fuel will be used up within ten hours," he said.
Areas PQRSTUVW will have power cuts of 6 hours and 20 minutes
Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have power cuts of 5 hours
According to reports, a 12.5kg domestic Laugfs gas cylinder price was increased by 1,359 rupees to 4,199.
Sri Lanka is facing a fuel shortage due to a forex crisis, and high prices due to a sharp devaluation of the rupee.
Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have power cuts of 5 hours
Up to 5 hours of power cuts
The CEB was now losing Rs13per unit and a tariff increase has been sought to get Rs14bn in revenues
Elderly person collapses while waiting in line
Says daily demand has gone up
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Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have 2 hours in day and 1 hour 15 min in evening
Short term tenders have been floated
The cost of a 12.5 kg cylinder Litro gas is now estimated at 4,462.25 rupees - official
A three-hour power cuts will be imposed in the rest of the island, the CEB said.
"We have no types of fuel yet. Not Until Monday (21). We have closed the station," a spokesman said.
Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have power cuts of 5 hours in two blocks
The USD 1 billion credit line is expected to be signed during Rahjapaksa's visit, which was postponed twice.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said other areas will experience two hours of outage in two blocks.
Laugfs said it needs on average 15-30 million US dollars per month to import gas.
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