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Capacity building programme in India for Ceylon Electricity Board engineers
It is also exploring a Russian oil deal amid fuel shortage, price hike
Sri Lanka likely to hit further if it cannot secure fuel in near future
Yet another committee with the same set of experts
Prices have risen around 50% in three months since Middle Eastern crisis started
Global oil prices have fallen to around the pre-conflict level
CEB published photos of downed lines and broken poles
Bids were invited from registered suppliers of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and 7 bidders submitted bids.
Four tariff hikes under over two years
CEB has sought 18.3 percent price hike in the second revision of 2025
IMF program in abeyance due to CEB losses
In 2024 March quarter profits were also bloated by capital gains
China's move comes after US funding cut for climate change, Indian Adani's withdrawal
Gov to call for investment proposals for oil and natural gas exploration and production in 4 blocks in Mannar Basin
The fact that Spain has a high production of electricity from renewable sources has no link to the grid failures
Sri Lanka is moving towards carbon neutral goal by 2042
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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UAE top delegation comes to Sri Lanka following President Dissanayake visit to Dubai in February
As of now there is no renewable curtailment in effect
A price of LNG combined cycle was also set, effective from April 2025
Some businesses are starting work on Tuesday with the tradition oil anointing ceremony
Oil fired plants also shut during daytime from April 12
Even a minor fluctuation could trigger partial outages or a nationwide blackout
Ceylon Electricity Board and Sahasdanavi sign power purchase agreement
Located on Ookolhufinolhu. Lhaviyani Atoll 07040. Maldives, the project has an EPC value of 296.372 US dollars,
The 300,000 (+/- 5%) barrels of petrol is for a six month period from April 15 to October 14.
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