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Energy

Power minister meets Italy ambassador to talk renewable energy financing

Wijesekera said that he discussed sector reforms and investment opportunities in power and energy sector

November 6, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka seeks interest for two 100MW floating solar plants

The CEB is offering the surface of Samanalawewa Reservoir which it owns for the plants

November 5, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s state-run Litro raises LPG price for third straight month

Widely used 12.5 kg gas cylinder price was raised by 95 rupees.

November 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka discriminatory electricity prices, cannot be solved by politicians: Minister

neither myself, nor senior ministry officials nor ministers intervene to calculate tariffs

November 2, 2023 3 min read
Cooking with 'dirty fuels' increases health risks: UNDP report

Power outages results in more households turning to traditional stoves using firewood and kerosene, as back-up

Sri Lanka's CEB explains measures to counter 'Sunny Sunday' blackouts

The disturbance resulted in an imbalance between generation and demand, leading to cascading disconnections

Sri Lanka delays fuel price cut, may isolate profit for other benefits: Minister

Sri Lanka is still discussing how to cut fuel prices and pass to ensure that bus and taxi fares go down in line, Energy ...

March 12, 2020 2 min read

Petrol in Sri Lanka would be Rs117 a litre if price formula was on: ex-Finance Minister

Retail fuel prices in in Sri Lanka would be about 20 rupees down with 92-Octane petrol at 117 rupees a litre from the ...

March 10, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka mulls cutting controlled petrol, diesel prices after oil crash

Sri Lanka is considering a cut in retail fuel tariffs after global oil prices crashed, Minister of Power and Energy Mahi...

March 10, 2020 3 min read

Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA

The world is set for its first annual decline in oil consumption in more than a decade due to the impact of the coronavi...

March 9, 2020 3 min read

Brent crashes to US$36, after Saudi Arabian light price slashed

Oil plunged over 20 percent Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia launched a price war in response to a failure by lead...

March 9, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB faulted for cutting power on Feb 03

A probe committee appointed by Sri Lanka's energy ministry has faulted the state power utility, Ceylon Electricity Board...

February 27, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka's petrol, diesel prices lower if price formula was in place: Sajith

Sri Lanka's fuel prices would have fallen in February if a monthly fuel price formula was not abolished by the new admin...

Chanka Jayasinghe
February 21, 2020 2 min read
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Wind power can help SL reach renewable energy target - Narayana

Sri Lanka can achieve more than half of the renewable energy target for 2030 by using windmills to generate electricity,...

February 12, 2020 2 min read

Mini-hydro to gain from new fixed tariff: ICRA

Profitability of mini-hydro developers in Sri Lanka will rise despite environmental risks, due to a new tariff structure...

February 10, 2020 3 min read

Petrochina, Swiss Singapore win Sri Lanka petrol, diesel contracts

Petrochina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd, and Swiss Singapore International have won contracts to supply petrol and ...

February 6, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to probe sudden power cuts, shut down plant owed Rs27bn: Minister

Sri Lanka has called for a probe into a shutdown of a power plant that was owed 27 billion rupees by state-run Ceylon El...

February 5, 2020 2 min read

Regulator asks for report on sudden Sri Lanka power cuts

Sri Lanka's power regulator has asked for a report on power cuts made by the Ceylon Electricity Board on Monday, after a...

February 5, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB financial crises deepens; power cut halted with fuel credit

Power cuts of up to two hours a day from February 03, were averted after Sri Lanka's Energy Minister intervened to arran...

February 4, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's LVL Energy profits down on Bangladesh power plant costs

Sri Lanka's LVL Energy Fund Plc's (LVEF) profits fell 52.95 percent to 22.60 million rupees in the December quarter from...

January 31, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka cancels hundreds of mini-hydro deals, 190MW to be re-tendered

Sri Lanka has cancelled 175 mini-hydro deals hurriedly signed before the Presidential elections and another 190MegaWatts...

January 29, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call international tenders for 300MW coal plant: Minister

Sri Lanka will call international tenders for a 300MegaWatt coal plant in the island's North Western coast as an extensi...

January 29, 2020 2 min read
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Lanka IOC net up on lower oil bill in Dec

Lanka IOC Plc, the Sri Lankan unit of an Indian state-owned petroleum firm, said its net profits for the December quarte...

January 27, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka President's Secy to visit Qatar for energy talks

Secretary to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will visit Qatar for talks on clean energy, following visit by the...

January 26, 2020 1 min read

Norochcholai third phase delay costs Rs250mn daily: Minister

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is bearing a loss of 250 million rupees a day, due to delays in the third phase of th...

January 24, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka cabinet approves two coal plants, two-LNG plants

Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved two 300 MegaWatt coal fired plants as an extension to an existing complex ...

January 23, 2020 1 min read