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Energy

Sri Lanka should switch to daylight saving time to save energy: SOE revamp unit

Also, extending a pricing formula to electricity will prevent large imbalances building up.

February 5, 2024 1 min read

Indian envoy hopes for timely progress in Adani’s wind power deal  

Sri Lanka's Energy Minister has denied any delay in Adani project

February 2, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka resumes talks with India's Petronet LNG to supply fuel

To expedite the process to generate power from LNG India has proposed an interim solution from PetroNet LNG,

February 1, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka's CPC hikes standard petrol, diesel, Sinopec Rs3 lower

Petrol and diesel up Rs5, Octane 95 down 08 and super diesel down 7, kerosene up Rs26

February 1, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka’s WindForce completes 366kWp solar project in Maldives

Located on Ookolhufinolhu. Lhaviyani Atoll 07040. Maldives, the project has an EPC value of 296.372 US dollars,

Sri Lanka to buy 5 shipments of 92-octane petrol from Vitol Asia

The 300,000 (+/- 5%) barrels of petrol is for a six month period from April 15 to October 14.

Forex shortage, rating downgrade force Sri Lanka's sole oil refinery to close in Jan

However, the ministry assured consumers that there will not be a fuel shortage due to the closure.

December 30, 2021 2 min read

Prospects of swap, US$1.5bn India credits get closer after Sri Lanka minister comments

The credits could be unlocked following a 'gesture of goodwill'

December 29, 2021 6 min read

Sri Lanka CEB running low on fuel, power cuts loom amid money printing

Power cuts loom

December 28, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka forex shortages reaching electricity sector, CPC asks CEB to settle debt

CEB owes CEB Rs91bn

December 28, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka sees virtues of a fuel price formula as key JVP policy questioned

Petroleum Minister Udaya Gammanpila had also proposed the formula

December 22, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka hikes petrol to Rs177, diesel Rs121 a litre

Super diesel was raised by 15 rupees a litre to 159 rupees

December 21, 2021 2 min read

Hour-long power outages in Sri Lanka until Wednesday (08): CEB

"There will be no island wide power cuts," the official said.

Chanka Jayasinghe
December 7, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka CPC laying US$41mn pipeline to halve oil unloading time

Existing pipeline is 45 to 75 years old and takes about 96 hours to unload a shipment

December 5, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka Consumer Authority bars sales of old gas stocks, new shipments only

Subject to higher levels of chemical which alerts with a smell

December 5, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka CEB engineers suspend work-to-rule

We suspended the work-to-rule campaign at the request of the President and positive response

December 3, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to test LP Gas shipments, warning odourant hiked amid fire risk: minister

LP Gas companies asked to halt distribution until odourant hike to make leaks more detectable

December 3, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka power restored gradually after cascading failure

Sri Lanka has been experiencing heavy rains leading to record inflows to hydro power stations

December 3, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka power blackout as grid hit by cascading failure

Update: Failure in Kotmale-Biygama line suspected

December 3, 2021 2 min read

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka ready to regulate LP Gas: Chairman

The Commission has not been legally empowered to regulate this area to date

December 2, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka faces blackouts after CEB official resisting unsolicited deals removed

"We are raising a voice against replacing the rule of law with the law of the jungle."

December 2, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka CPC has asked for reduction of Rs42 tax on petrol: Minister

More carbon heavy diesel taxed at a lower rate

December 1, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula may have oil: Minister

Aerial survey data to be analyzed in three months

November 30, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka CPC controversial US$2.5bn re-financing attempt fails

7 percent fee was to cover credit insurance

November 30, 2021 4 min read

Sri Lanka LPG fires: testing samples, no composition standard: Minister

New standards were published in September but nobody seems to have taken notice

November 29, 2021 4 min read

Sri Lanka's Litro Gas says gas explosions linked to substandard regulators, tubes

Litro Gas supplies 80 percent of the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder market in Sri Lanka.

Mahadiya Hamza
November 27, 2021 2 min read