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Sri Lanka hikes power tariffs ahead of IMF deal

Tariff hike subject to conditions

February 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka PUCSL chairman writes to CEB saying tariff hike cannot be implemented

Three members of the commission have instead approved the CEB filing in full

February 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka electricity tariff controversy takes new turn

PUCSL chairman alleges irregular attempts to approve tariff hike

February 15, 2023 3 min read

What went wrong with Sri Lanka's electricity tariff system: interview

There have been claims and counter claims about hiking tariffs and costs

February 9, 2023 6 min read
Panasian Power subsidiary signs PPA with Sri Lanka power utility

PAP MHPL Solar in power purchase agreement with the Ceylon Electricity Board

Sri Lanka’s Hayleys Fentons wins over 90MW solar IPP deals

Plants range from 5 to 3 MW

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
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Sri Lanka’s energy regulator urges urgent action to prevent power crisis in 2017

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s energy regulator has asked the state power utility to urgently buy new power pla...

December 27, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka commissions 10MW solar power plant

Sri Lanka has commissioned a 10 MegaWatt solar power plant to the national grid which can generate up to 19 million unit...

December 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka approves feasibility for 100 MW solar power park

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government this week approved a feasibility study to build a 100MW Solar power park ...

December 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CPC makes Rs75bn in profits up to December 2016

Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has made a profit of 75 billion rupees up to December 2016, helped by low...

December 9, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to build floating solar power farm on Parliament lake

Sri Lanka will set up a 1.5 MW floating solar power farm on the lake around the Parliament of the country. Deputy Power ...

December 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans IPO of power utility subsidiary LTL Holdings

Sri Lanka's government is considering selling down stock in LTL Holdings, a unit of Sri Lanka's state-run power utility ...

December 7, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka second monsoon fails, hydro storage at five year low

Sri Lanka's second monsoon, has effectively failed leaving the state-run power utility Ceylon Electricity Board with the...

December 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board 'profits' overstated; China debt service excluded

Profits state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has been arrived at without accounting for the interest payments on a 1.3 bil...

December 3, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to build two 10MW wind power plants in north

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has approved the construction of two 10MW wind power plants in Chunna...

November 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka removes license requirement to promote roof-top solar power

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s utilities regulator has removed a requirement for a license for consumers wantin...

November 30, 2016 2 min read