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Sri Lanka Ceylon Chambers welcomes Energy Ministry decision to increase competition

New players being able to import and supply fuel to the country will also reduce the over-reliance on the CPC

April 7, 2023 4 min read

Sri Lanka Energy Minister suspends 40 fuel station for breaching QR code rule

Sri Lanka faced fuel shortage last year before a political crisis-led public protests ousting former leader

April 6, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka govt to increase fuel quota from midnight - PMD

Sri Lanka imposed fuel quota in August last year to limit consumption amid shortage

April 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka airport moves to tackle congestion as tourists return

Also attempting to re-start suspended Japanese funded terminal.

April 3, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka to get $30mn from ADB for Moragolla hydro power plant

The loan will be covered by a Treasury Guarantee

India's Modi offers more petrol to Sri Lanka President

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi had offered more emergency supplies of petrol to Sri Lanka following a telephone co...

November 8, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceypetco loses Rs68bn in nine months

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, a key trigger of economic instability in the country, has lost 68 bi...

November 8, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka IOC unit rejects allegations on petrol crisis

Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Corporation has rejected allegations that it was to blame for a petrol crisis in Sri Lan...

November 7, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka petrol panic leaves unanswered questions

Sri Lanka's petrol panic which reached a flashpoint this week has been smouldering since mid-October amid a tug-o-war be...

November 6, 2017 5 min read

Sri Lanka expects petrol shipment on November 8

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka expects a ship carrying 42,000 MT of petrol to dock at Colombo port on the night of Novem...

November 6, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka fuel subsidies consumed by the richest 30-pct

Sri Lanka's top 30 percent of society consumed and overwhelming 70 percent of fuel sold in the country and subsidies are...

November 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka CEB to get US$200mn loan from ADB for 100MW windfarm

Manila-based Asian Development Bank will loan Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board 200 million US dollars unde...

October 30, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells bunker fuel at Hambantota Port ahead of handover to China

Sri Lanka is to sell stocks of bunker fuel stored at a terminal in Hambantota Port the south of the island, ahead of its...

October 28, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka mulls risk guarantees for private energy investments

ECONOMYNEXT – The government is considering creating new financial instruments and risk guarantees to attract pri...

October 27, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka power utility blasted for dodging energy forum

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-owned power utility, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was lambasted by a gov...

October 26, 2017 1 min read
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Swiss Singapore wins Sri Lanka spot coal contract

ECONOMYNEXT – Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd. has won a spot tender by Sri Lanka for supply of 300,...

October 25, 2017 1 min read

Chevron Sri Lanka unit September net down 34-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Chevron Lubricants Lanka’s net profit in the September 2017 quarter fell 34% to Rs657 millio...

October 19, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Shell distributor wins generator lubricant deal

N M Distributors, agents for Shell lubricants in Sri Lanka has won the bid to supply state-run Ceylon Electricity Board'...

October 19, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s CEB state power utility gets 'AAA(lka)' Fitch rating

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings Lanka said it given Sri Lanka’s state-owned power utility, Ceylon Electricity Board (...

October 16, 2017 5 min read

Sri Lanka to call offers for 100MW of short term power

Sri Lanka state-run Ceylon Electricity Board will call international tenders for 100 MegaWatts of power to be connected ...

October 4, 2017 1 min read

Dockyard wins Sri Lanka LP Gas filling plant deal

Sri Lanka's state-run Litro Gas has awarded a 647 million rupee contract to build a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder fil...

September 27, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka raises LP gas price

Sri Lanka has raised the liquefied petroleum gas price of a domestic 12.5 kilogram cylinder by 110 rupees from midnight ...

September 26, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka should buy 150MW contingency, 60MW emergency power: regulator

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board should act quickly to buy 60MegaWatts of emergency power and immediately ...

September 22, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka CEB technical staff still working after late board meeting

ECONOMYNEXT - Many Sri Lankan electrical superintendents in state-run Ceylon Electricity Board are still working despite...

September 19, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka edges closer to blackouts after canned CEB board meeting

Sri Lanka is getting closer to widespread blackouts after a cancelled board meeting of state-run Ceylon Electricity Boar...

September 18, 2017 3 min read