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Sri Lanka electricity provider to introduce payment plans

The Ceylon Electricity Board will introduce payment plans for new connections and other services

January 31, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's China-run Hambantota Port sees higher oil and gas ship calls

Hambantota Port has seen steep increase in oil and gas vessels in 2023 helped by Sinopec's bunker operations,

January 31, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to seek private investor for Mannar Island wind plant

Cabinet approves proposal to implement project on a BOO basis with private sector investors

January 30, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Uma Oya hydro plant first 60MW phase in operation

First unit turbine of 60MW of the 120MW Uma Oya Hydro project was synchronized and connected to the National Grid

January 28, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka to amend IMF-backed Electricity Act

The last government amend the act to unbundle CEB

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
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Sri Lanka to go ahead with fuel price stabilisation fund: energy minister

“Going forward, the fuel price shall be decided by the fuel price stabilisation fund and not by ministers."

November 26, 2021 2 min read

Fire accidents in Sri Lanka LP gas leak raise safety questions

Human negligence blamed for the explosions

Mahadiya Hamza
November 26, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB engineers on 'work to rule' campaign against New Fortress LNG deal

Protesting against the agreement, the CEB engineers launched their work to rule campaign at 12pm on Thursday.

Chanka Jayasinghe
November 25, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka to set up another energy SOE, for natural gas

300 SOE's in Sri Lanka are eating away tax revenue already

Mahadiya Hamza
November 24, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka plans to auction M2 oil block with gas well in early 2022

Cairn India in 2011 found the presence of natural gas in the well named Dorado but did not develop it.

November 23, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CPC debt 4.2-pct of GDP by July 2021, loses Rs61.8bn

Part of losses comes from dollars borrowed after money printing

November 18, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka'S CEB losses down in September 2021 amid rains

Group bottom line in the black

November 17, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's price control hit Laugfs Gas loses Rs950mn in September

Price controls have since been lifted

November 16, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka closes oil refinery amid money printing, forex shortages

We made this decision to manage limited foreign exchange to import essential foods

November 15, 2021 4 min read

Sri Lanka to allocate Rs 500 mn to facilitate private investment in renewable energy

2,000 megawatts will be added with the support of the private sector by generating electricity from renewable plants.

November 12, 2021 2 min read