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Sunday December 10th, 2023
Energy

Sri Lanka's state-owned Litro raises gas prices by over 5.5-pct

Sri Lanka's cooking gas distribution is gradually recovering after shortage in mid 2022.

December 5, 2022 1 min read

Uninterrupted power in 2023 will cost Sri Lanka's CEB Rs 56.90 cents per unit: minister

Wijesekara did not provide a breakdown of this unit cost.

December 5, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka proposed power tariff not to recover past losses: Minister

The proposal that was presented was for an automatic cost reflective tariff mechanism

December 5, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka regulator disputes CEB costs, demand projections for 2023

CPC sells overpriced fuel, high demand projections require more expensive liquid fuel

December 2, 2022 3 min read
Sri Lanka IOC-CPC joint venture to develop 9 tanks

Ground clearing begun around 3 tanks

Sri Lanka-India grid connectivity to be realised by 2030: power minister

Sri Lanka’s government has priortised regional energy integration, the minister said.

Sri Lanka eyes unsolicited renewable energy deals amid forex crisis

Certain friendly states, international suppliers and local private sector have forwarded proposals

April 26, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka to allow fuel import for select sectors after shortage

State-run fuel retailer CPC is facing a tough task of meeting fuel demand due to dollar shortage

Chanka Jayasinghe
April 26, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka owes US$ 390 mln to PetroChina for 12 fuel consignment - envoy

China supplied 730,000 tons of fuel in the six months through January 2022 - Qi

Shihar Aneez
April 25, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka schedules 3h 20min power cuts for April 25

Slots may be reduced by 30min if water is available

April 24, 2022 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's state-run Litro rejects price hike claim - official

Litro has requested for a price hike since the last price hike in October 2021 amid rupee fall, global LP gas price hike

April 22, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka schedules 3 hour power cut on April 22

Two hours in daytime and 1 hours 20 min in the night

April 22, 2022 1 min read

Vijitha Herath appointed as new chairman of Sri Lanka's state-run Litro Gas

Litro faced many controversies under former chairman

Dulya de Silva and Neshella Perera
April 22, 2022 1 min read

Second US$500mn fuel credit to Sri Lanka from India not finalized yet: Sources

Sri Lankan government has said India has already agreed for the second 500 million US dollar credit line

April 21, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka coal power plants at breakdown risk without spare parts

Major overhauls delayed due to forex shortages now routine maintenance blocked

April 21, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka schedules 3 hours 20 min power cuts on April 21

Power cuts of 3 hours and 20 minutes have been approved for Sri Lanka on April 21 and April 22

April 20, 2022 1 min read
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Sri Lanka pays US$38mn for two coal ships: Minister

With these two vessels the Coal requirement before the monsoon deadline is fulfilled

April 20, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka schedules 3 hours 20 min power cuts on April 20

Two hour cuts in daytime and 1 hour 20 min cuts at night

April 20, 2022 1 min read
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Sri Lanka plans price formula for fuel, electricity: Minister

We will introduce a price formula for fuel

April 19, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceypetco hikes petrol, diesel prices, halts rationing

Octane 92 price up to 338 rupees a litre while auto diesel prices raised by 64.2-pct to 289 rupees

April 19, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka schedules 3 hours power cuts on April 19

2 hours in the day time and 1 hour 20 minutes in the night

April 18, 2022 1 min read

Lanka IOC raises fuel prices to fresh record high

Latest hike will see price of Octane 92 rising 11.6% to record 338 rupees a litre, auto diesel by 35% to 289 rupees

April 18, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka schedules 4 hour power cuts on April 18

3 hours in the day time and 1 hour and 20 minutes in the evening

April 17, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka coal plant may shut in May unless two ships unloaded: sources

If the coal ships leave if no payment made next week, coal plant may shut in May

April 16, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka rations fuel to motorists as currency crisis continues

The move comes three days after Sri Lanka declared "preemptive default" on its foreign loans

April 15, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka CPC bans fuel supply in cans, barrels

This measure was also to channel the saved fuel to supply uninterrupted power during the Sinhala-Tamil new year

Mahadiya Hamza
April 12, 2022 2 min read
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