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Sri Lanka may see early power tariff reduction mid-Jan after unusual rains

“As we pass on losses to consumers we must also pass benefits on to them,” he said.

December 13, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka to sign PPA for US$1.7bn Australia-backed solar plant with battery storage

United Solar Group to invest in 700mw solar power project on Kilinochchi Poonakary Tank, with FDI of USD1,727mn

December 12, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's ousted utilities regulatory chief convinced he'll be president

"That's not all, I'm the definite president at a future presidential election," he said.

December 11, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka in blackout as power grid hit by cascading failure

Sri Lanka was hit by a cascading failure in December 2021 also in similar conditions

December 9, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka plans 710MW of wind power plants

Mannar 50MW plant expected in 2027

Sri Lanka’s debt-ridden CPC to finance development of 24-oil tanks in China Bay

CPC has been given the tanks on a 50-year lease.

Sri Lanka price controls drive LPG cylinder imports, fears of shortages: report

The CAA has created shortages through price controls in the past

May 18, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka's LECO pay interest on customer deposits

Sri Lanka's Lanka Electric Company, one of two state-run power distributors will pay interest on customer deposits from,...

April 8, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka LGP distributors should return favour given during Covid-19 crisis: Basil

Sri Lanka's liquefied gas distributors should return the favour given by the government of allowing them to keep prices ...

March 18, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s WindForce plans to raise LKR3.2bn IPO for renewable energy investment here and abroad

WindForce Limited, a diversified renewable energy producer in Sri Lanka is seeking to raise a 3.2-billion-rupee initial...

March 9, 2021 2 min read

Power Crisis: Sri Lanka aiming to go for only renewable energy sources within ten years

Sri Lanka is working on a plan to power the country using entirely renewable energy sources within the next decade, Powe...

March 9, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka LPG sellers seek tariff hike as butane, propane prices climb

Sri Lanka's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributors have sought have an increase in the controlled price but no cabin...

March 9, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka yet to finalise decision about Chinese power plants close to the Indian coast

Sri Lanka has not yet arrived at a final decision to grant the hybrid power projects in the Northern Island to the Chine...

February 24, 2021 3 min read
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Sri Lanka to jointly develop Trinco upper oil tanks with Lanka IOC

Sri Lanka will jointly develop a tank farm in Trincomallee with Lanka IOC, a publicly traded unit of Indian Oil Corporat...

February 18, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka commissions 10MW Aitken Spence waste-to-energy plant

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has commissioned a 10 MegaWatt waste-to-energy plant that will incinerate 6...

February 17, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka petroleum utility allowed to buy foreign exchange from market

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation would be allowed to buy foreign exchange directly from the entire fo...

Imesh Ranasinghe
February 16, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka confirms India has objected to power projects given to China on Northern islands

Co-Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella confirmed that the Sri Lankan government has received complaints from the Indi...

February 9, 2021 2 min read
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South Asia forging ahead towards renewable energy

Land-locked Nepal and the island nation of Sri Lanka are both rich in renewable resources that could be utilised for pow...

Kshama Ranawana
February 4, 2021 7 min read

Sri Lanka's CPC to purchase bunker fuel for all players: Minister

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been cleared by the cabinet of ministers to re-enter the bunkerin...

February 2, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes power storage plant for renewables

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has been given the go ahead to identify and conduct a feasibility study o...

January 30, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka IOC unit profits up 40-percent to in Dec quarter

Profits at Lanka IOC, a publicly traded unit of Indian Oil Corporation rose 40.2 percent to 686.9 million rupees in the ...

January 29, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call investors for 100MW solar IPP

Sri Lanka will call international bids from private investors for a 100 MegaWatt solar farm to be built in Siyambalanduw...

December 10, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka awards 10MW wind power deal to Capital City Holdings

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board will award contract to buy power from a 10 MegaWatt wind power plant to C...

December 8, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka commissions 103.5MW wind farm with bird radar

Sri Lanka has commissioned a 103.5 MegaWatt wind power plant in the North Eastern region of Mannar, which could produce ...

December 8, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka power regulator to be shut

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, which regulates the power sector has been ordered closed after a budget p...

December 2, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to change power regulator, Ceylon Electricity Board laws

The governing law of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) country's power regulator and state-run Ceylon...

November 25, 2020 2 min read
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