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Sri Lanka raises petrol to Rs328 a litre, diesel Rs346 from July 01

Super Diesel was increased by 6 rupees to 346 rupees per litre

July 1, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka electricity tariffs cut 14.4-pct, windfalls for some sectors

Hotels, industries big gainers in discriminatory pricing, general purpose users lose out

June 30, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka CEB settles Rs4bn in arrears: Minister

CEB has settled arrears payments amounting to four billion rupee from the previous year.

June 30, 2023 2 min read

Manjula Fernando appointed new Chairman of Public Utilities Commission

Fernando will be succeeding the former chair, Janaka Ratnayake, who was ousted by a parliamentary vote last month.

June 23, 2023 1 min read
ADB approves US$30mn loan for Sri Lanka renewable energy

USD15mn to boost Moragolla, USD15mn to support facilitating renewable energy generation and grid integration.

Sri Lanka seeks US assistance in renewable energy sector amid review of India's Adani deal

Sri Lanka has aimed at going carbon neutral in 2040

Sri Lanka minister calls for Presidential Commission on SOE coal deals

A cabinet minister has called for a Presidential Commission of Inquiry into alleged scams in coal deals in Sri Lanka run...

June 14, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka regulator approves CEB power plan

Sri Lanka's power regulator has approved a long term generation plan submitted by state-run Ceylon Electricity Board, wh...

June 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Laugfs Gas mulls tie-up with strategic partner

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Laugfs Gas group, which supplies liquid petroleum gas, is considering a tie-up w...

June 11, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka may cut kerosene price

Sri Lanka will cut kerosene prices by 25 to 30 rupees a litre, State Minister of Fisheries and Rural Economy Dilip Wedaa...

June 10, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka attracting regional bunkering volumes to Trinco: Lanka IOC

June 8, 2018 3 min read

Power engineers meet Sri Lanka PM amid looming blackout

A committee appointed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to solve a deadlock Sri Lanka's power utility and the regul...

June 8, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's warned of blackouts from June 12 with coal plants shut

Sri Lanka's coal power plants which supply up to 50 percent of energy to the country would be shut down from next Tuesda...

June 7, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka Laugfs Gas to invest in more solar power

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Laugfs Gas group, which supplies liquid petroleum gas, is to invest Rs2.5 billio...

June 6, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka signs offshore gas exploration deal with Schlumberger unit

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of U.S. oilfield services firm Schlumberger for offsho...

May 30, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka hydro power generation up in 2018 amid demand growth

Sri Lanka hydro's power generation has bounced back in 2018 with rains returning amid a double digit pick up in overall ...

May 30, 2018 1 min read
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Sri Lanka power engineers warn of cascading failures

Engineers at Sri Lanka's state-run power utility, are warning that they may ramp up trade union action, which may lead t...

May 28, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka state oil refiner recovering dues from airline, power utility

ECONOMYNEXT - The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Sri Lanka’s state-run refiner, has begun recovering money o...

May 21, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Laugfs LPG distributor calls for price formula

Sri Lanka's Laugfs Gas called for a fair and transparent pricing mechanism for liquefied petroleum gas, after a sufferin...

May 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB commissions new system controls centre

Sri Lanka's President Maithriplala Sirisensa officially commissioned state-run Ceylon Electricity Board's a new system c...

May 17, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka kerosene subsidy to outboard motor boats, 47,000 off-grid houses

A subsidy for kerosene will only be paid to houses without electricity and owners of fishing boats with outboard motors,...

May 15, 2018 1 min read

Power fails in Sri Lanka's capital as CEB work-to-rule begins to bite

Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayewardenepura was gripped by an extended power failure Tuesday morning amid ...

May 15, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's richest 10-pct consume 31-pct of fuel

Sri Lanka's richest 10 percent of households consumes 31 percent of the fuel used in the country, based on the latest ho...

May 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka furnace oil prices unchanged

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s state-owned refinery, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, has not raised the price of furnace...

May 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka to re-price fuel every two months on formula

Sri Lanka will re-price fuel every two months with a formula using Platts Singapore benchmark prices, but the prices are...

May 10, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to raise fuel prices from today, petrol Rs137

Sri Lanka is raising petrol (92 Octane) to 137 rupees a litre and auto diesel to 119 a litre, Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha ...

May 10, 2018 2 min read