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Sri Lanka firms willing to provide renewable energy with batteries at Rs50

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April 2, 2025 2 min read

New Sri Lanka Standardized PPAs not bankable: renewable industry

Any curtailment should be capped, the industry says

April 2, 2025 6 min read

Indian PM to launch Sampur power project 19 years after signed

Originally it was signed as a coal plant, later changed to LNG and now as solar power

March 29, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka awards Sapugaskanda lubricant deal to IOC, Chevron

IOC to supply 414,000 liters, Chevron to supply 389,000

March 26, 2025 1 min read
Sri Lanka solar firms say expanding 'Sunny Sunday' curtailment has hit debt service

Firms on competitive bidding sells unit around Rs15 to Rs18 and FIT around Rs25

Sri Lanka CEB un-bundling to cost Rs10.6bn from lost economies of scale

The benefit came from economies of scale and shared operational efficiencies of the consolidated structure

Sri Lanka CEB settles Rs4bn in arrears: Minister

CEB has settled arrears payments amounting to four billion rupee from the previous year.

Neshella Perera
June 30, 2023 2 min read

Manjula Fernando appointed new Chairman of Public Utilities Commission

Fernando will be succeeding the former chair, Janaka Ratnayake, who was ousted by a parliamentary vote last month.

Nethmi Rajawasam
June 23, 2023 1 min read

India's Petronet proposes LNG for Sri Lanka power plants

600+ MW of LNG power plants available will be pursued

June 22, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka IOC-CPC joint venture to develop 9 tanks

Ground clearing begun around 3 tanks

June 20, 2023 1 min read

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

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

June 6, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Litro cooking gas price cut by Rs452

The price revision will be done inline with the newly introduced pricing formula based on global prices

June 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to ramp up weekend fuel deliveries after petrol price cut

CPC and CPSTL have not been operating on Sundays and public holidays in the last 4 months

June 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka cuts petrol to Rs318 a litre, kerosene to Rs245

Lanka Industrial Kerosene will be cut by 60 rupees a litre to 270 rupees.

May 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka inks deal with Korea for floating solar plants

KIAT will give a grant of 5.2 million  dollars to the Sustainable Energy Authority in order to build the projects.

May 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka raises fuel quota for cars to 40 litres, bikes 14

The new ration will be effetive from midnight May 31.

May 28, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka govt to revise fuel prices, increase fuel quota from June

Fuel Quota currently allowed on the National Fuel Pass QR system will be increased from the next month

May 26, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka power minister lambasts regulatory chief, defends planned removal

“Being a member of an independent commission does not allow him to make political decisions."

May 24, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB proposes 23-pct power bill cut for low users: Minister

No mention was made of the proposed tariff for industrial or commercial users.

May 24, 2023 2 min read

Denying Sri Lanka PUCSL Chief entry to his own ouster debate deplorable: Eran

Sri Lanka parliament has 'bizarre record' over independent commissions

May 24, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka inks deal with Sinopec to distribute fuel

Expected to begin operations within 45 days of licensing

May 22, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka electricity use plunges, consumers move to lower categories

Nearly 200,000 users had moved down to the below 30 unit a month category

May 19, 2023 4 min read
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Sri Lanka's CEB has proposed reducing tariff by 3-pct: PUCSL chief

Costs estimated for the second half of 2023 had a fallen around 27 percent

May 19, 2023 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's CPC to lease emergency response vessel

The contract will run from June 01, 2023

May 17, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB loses Rs34bn in the March 2023 amid finance costs

The operating loss was down to 19.2 billion rupees from 35.1 billion rupees

May 17, 2023 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to shut coal plant for 100 days, no power cuts: Minister

There will be no power cuts due to the shutdown, Minister said.

May 15, 2023 1 min read