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Sri Lanka's state-run Litro slashes cooking gas price citing drop in global market

Sri Lanka rupee appreciation has also contributed to price drop - Litro chief

April 3, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s electricity consumption down 20% after tariff hike - regulator

Sri Lanka’s electricity prices have more than doubled in the last 12 months

April 1, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lankan fuel, containers truckers reduce fares after diesel price cut

"We hope to reduce it by 8-10 percent and will be applied from tomorrow."

March 31, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka Energy Minister says pruned CPC trade union privileges last month

CPC trade unions have been powerful and challenged successive governments in the past

March 29, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka unit of IOC profits halves in Sept 2024 quarter

Gross profits down with cost of sales rising faster than revenues

Sri Lanka’s CEB: No decision against open bidding in purchasing diesel for electricity

New govt was heavily criticized for reports of cancelling competitive bidding process

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
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Sri Lanka to raise LP Gas prices 8.3-pct: report

Sri Lanka will raise domestic liquefied petroleum gas prices by 8.3 percent to 1,431 rupees per 12.5 kilogram cylinder, ...

September 18, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka CEB engineers, power supers, battle to keep country lit amid attacks

Sri Lanka's power engineers and electrical superintendents have kept the nation supplied with power so far with great di...

September 17, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka to buy 300,000MT of LPG from Shell

Sri Lanka's state-run Litro Gas has struck a deal to buy 300,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas from Shell Int...

September 15, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka mulls rules for electric vehicle charging licensing, tariffs

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka electricity sector regulator has started taking public comments on proposed rules for ele...

September 14, 2017 1 min read

Investors seen facing big barriers in Sri Lanka renewable energy

ECONOMYNEXT – Foreign and domestic institutional investors have been facing significant barriers to investment in...

September 6, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Lanka Energy Fund plans Rs1.2bn IPO

Lanka Energy Fund, a unit of Colombo-based HNB group which has thermal and renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka, Bangl...

September 4, 2017 2 min read

Trade union action loom over Sri Lanka's disputed LNG power plan

Engineers of state-run Ceylon Electricity Board have given notice of trade union action over what they call a 'fake' gen...

September 4, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka to add 1,000MW of LNG power plants

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government has decided to add about 1,000 megawatts of power using liquefied natural...

August 30, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call bids for 170MW wind and 100MW solar plants

Sri Lanka is planning call tenders for 170MegaWatts of wind and 100 MW of solar in the north of the island, Deputy Minis...

August 29, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka 10MW lower cost wind plants by Ceylex delayed

Two 10MegaWatt wind power plants awarded after international tender has been delayed due to problems in getting land, De...

August 27, 2017 2 min read