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Sri Lanka industries grumble over latest electricity tariff hike 

Sri Lanka has raised electricity tariff more than 100 percent in the last 7 months

February 16, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka PUCSL chief says will go to court against tariff hike

"However I know one thing, and that is the CEB is unable to manage whatever the income they get."

February 16, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka finally ends daily power cuts after unpopular tariff hike

Sri Lanka will finally end daily scheduled power cuts from Thursday February 16

February 16, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka President directs for uninterrupted power supply with record tariff hike

Sri Lanka stops power cuts after increasing electricity tariff more than double from January last year

February 16, 2023 1 min read
Sri Lanka Vallibel Power, CEB sign power purchase agreement

Would supply electricity to the national grid for a period of 20 years.

Sri Lanka cabinet to draft law for petroleum regulator

To regulate petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, and lubricating oil

Sri Lanka Mackwoods mulls investments in mature hydro power projects

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan energy firm Mackwoods Energy said it is considering investments in more mature hydro pow...

February 24, 2017 1 min read

Drought hits Sri Lanka mini-hydropower firms

ECONOMYNEXT – Electricity generation by Sri Lanka’s mini-hydropower companies has been sharply reduced by ...

February 21, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Laugfs in the red as LPG costs soar amid price controls

Sri Lanka's Laugfs said it lost Rs185 million in the December 2016 quarter against a profit of Rs293 million a year earl...

February 17, 2017 2 min read

Price controls hit Sri Lanka IOC unit as crude, taxes rise

Price controls hit Sri Lanka IOC unit as crude, taxes rise Sri Lanka's Indian Oil Corporation said December quarter prof...

February 17, 2017 1 min read

Japan firm invests million dollars in Sri Lanka mini-hydro firm

Zero Plus Co Ltd, a Japanese firm with interests in cosmetic, mail order and fitness, has invested $1 million in a mini-...

February 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka off-shore oil block re-offered for development

Sri Lanka is calling offers to develop an off-shore oil block in the North West of the island where some gas-condensate ...

February 12, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call tenders for 60, mini solar farms shortly: minister

Sri Lanka plans to float tenders to build 60 1 MegaWatt solar power plants of 1 MegaWatts each, next week, Deputy Energy...

February 11, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB gets ADB funding for 100MW wind farm

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has secured funding from the Asian Development Bank for a 100 MegaW...

February 10, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka ramps up fuel imports as drought hits hydropower

SINGAPORE/COLOMBO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's fuel imports in January jumped to double typical monthly levels, with t...

February 8, 2017 2 min read

Chevron Sri Lanka unit December net down 03-pct to Rs693mn

ECONOMYNEXT - Chevron Lubricants Lanka’s December 2016 quarter net profit fell three percent to Rs693 million fro...

February 2, 2017 1 min read
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Sri Lanka rejects 40,000t of diesel from Vitol for failing quality test

COLOMBO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has rejected a consignment of 40,000 tonnes of diesel supplied by oil trading giant...

February 1, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka electricity consumers to get interest on security deposits

ECONOMYNEXT – The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has ordered the state-run electricity utility ...

January 31, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka PM opens SOE to make electricity metres

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickramesinghe has set up a state enterprise as a joint venture with a Chinese company ...

January 31, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka regulator wants fast grid connection of rooftop solar

ECONOMYNEXT – The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the energy regulator, has asked the state-own...

January 25, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka VOA shortwave station has 4.2MW of thermal power: US embassy

A Voice of America shortwave relay station that has been closed and is being returned to the government has 4.2MegaWatts...

January 19, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka offers electricity on installment payments for poor households

ECONOMYNEXT – The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has introduced guidelines for poor households ...

January 18, 2017 1 min read

Petronet keen on Sri Lanka LNG regasification facility

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is one of the countries where India's biggest gas importer Petronet LNG says it expects t...

January 17, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Hayleys commissions 10MW solar plant

Sri Lanka's Hayleys Plc has commissioned a 10MegaWatt solar power plant that can generate up to 2.2 GigaWatt hours (mill...

January 16, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call for international bids for 60MW of emergency power

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to call for international bids from the private sector wi...

January 12, 2017 1 min read

ADB to fund Sri Lanka roof top solar power scheme

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank will fund a loan scheme in Sri Lanka to encourage the use of rooftop sol...

January 3, 2017 1 min read