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Energy

R M Parks to invest US$110mn in Sri Lanka fuel distribution

Will expand into EV charging and retail services

November 21, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet approves proposed electricity sector reforms bill

Once approved by parliament, new Electricity Act will enable unbundling of CEB, and allow private sector participation

November 21, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka CEB makes Rs18.2bn loss up to Aug amid controlled prices : FinMin

Cost per unit at selling point had gone up to Rs45.71 per kilo Watt hour, from Rs29.17 per kilo Watt hour last year

November 20, 2023 2 min read

No power cut due to breakdown in Sri Lanka’s coal power plant: CEB

A breakdown in an emergency generator of the Ceylon Electricity Board’s Lakvijaya power plant won't impact consumers

November 18, 2023 2 min read
RM Parks’ Shell fuel to rebrand 150 stations in Sri Lanka

“This investment adds a reliable fuel provider to the market.”

Access Engineering subsidiary signs PPA with Sri Lanka power utility

Power purchase agreement signed for a 9.08 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) installation

CEB customers need to pay only what they paid in February for March, April and May - Cabinet

Electricity consumers facing huge bills after the COVID 19 lockdown are to be given further relief at a loss of Rs 3bn t...

July 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board loses Rs20bn up to April 2020

Sri Lanka's state run Ceylon Electricity Board lost 20.8 billion rupees up to April 2020, on top of a 85.4 billion rupee...

July 15, 2020 2 min read

Govt officials scheming to reduce unit cost offered to rooftop solar power suppliers, industry reps ...

A group of high-level government officials allegedly in cohorts with the “diesel and coal mafia” are planning to red...

July 10, 2020 4 min read

More relief for electricity consumers struggling to pay inflated bills caused by the COVID lockdown

The Cabinet of Ministers at their weekly meeting today considered a number of concessions for consumers proposed by Powe...

July 9, 2020 2 min read

Government asks electricity consumers to pay their bills, relief measures will follow

The government is asking electricity consumers to pay their bills in full for now until a proper method for relief is fo...

Imesh Ranasinghe
July 2, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka power regulator fires salvo against fossil plants by adding up eco-costs

Sri Lanka's power regulator has released a study of 'externalities', where an attempt has been made to give a cash value...

June 11, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka waste-to-energy power plant delayed by Covid-19 travel curbs

A waste-to-energy plant being built north of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo has been delayed due to Coronavirus travel rest...

Chanka Jayasinghe
June 9, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka to commission 20MW wind power plants in Jaffna

Sri Lanka has completed construction of two 10 MegaWatt renewable power plants in the Jaffna peninsula, and they will be...

June 8, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka President orders CEB to build 300MW coal plant fast

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had ordered the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board to quickly build a 300 Mega ...

June 6, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka power, lube regulator starts online complaint resolution process

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka said it had started an online complaints resolution process for electricity...

June 1, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka fuel stabilization fund has not grown as expected: Minister

A fuel price stabilization fund which was to collect 200 billion rupees in 2020 as global prices fell has not grows as e...

Imesh Ranasinghe
May 28, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Laugfs Holdings appoints Piyadasa Kudabalage as chief executive

Sri Lanka's LAUGFS Holdings, which has interests in liquefied petroleum gas, lubricants, renewable energy, retailing, ex...

May 27, 2020 1 min read

US oil prices jumps to $13 a from minus $40 as storage ran out

US oil prices surged Wednesday after a turbulent start to the week that saw them fall below zero for the first time due ...

April 22, 2020 1 min read

Crude oil rebounds back to 25 dollars a barrel

Oil prices rebounded above zero Tuesday, a day after futures ended in negative territory for the first time as a coronav...

April 21, 2020 2 min read

Oil collapses to $12 as world awash with crude

US oil prices dived to 21-year lows Monday, giving up more than 30 percent in a market flooded with crude and hit by eva...

April 20, 2020 3 min read

How to contact an electrician or plumber during Sri Lanka's Coronavirus curfew

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka said it had teamed with the island's electricity and water utilities to hel...

April 12, 2020 2 min read

Laugfs Sri Lanka LPG tanker docks at China-run port in Hambantota

Gas Courage, a Sri Lanka registered liquefied petroleum gas tanker owned by Colombo-based by LAUGFS Maritime Services (P...

April 11, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to fix fuel prices, build energy stability fund amid COVID-19 crude collapse

Sri Lanka to build a 200 billion rupee fuel price stability fund, by keeping oil prices fixed Minister Bandula Gunewarde...

March 19, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka has stocks of fuel, no need to panic: energy ministry

Sri Lanka's energy ministry said there was no fuel shortage in the country as motorists filled up tanks with extra fuel ...

March 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka looking for ways to stock up on cheap oil, use derivatives: Minister

Sri Lanka is looking for ways to buy extra oil at low prices using derivatives or government -to-government deals, Energ...

Tania Madies
March 12, 2020 1 min read