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Energy

Sri Lanka’s Vidullanka submits winning bids for 18.7MW battery storage projects

Installations through Solar Universe, Sooryashakthi, DPV Solar Energy, and VidulSolar

September 28, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka defends rooftop solar Net Plus shift

Says previous billing models unfairly forced millions of non-solar consumers to subsidise high nighttime generation cost...

September 27, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka awards $40.8mn Muthurajawela-BIA jet fuel pipeline to Chinese firm

Project valued at $40.84mn plus Rs8,548.75mn, inclusive of applicable taxes

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Vidullanka, India’s Skipper lowest bidder for Sri Lanka Rs5bn transmission line project

Construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of 132 kV transmission lines

September 22, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka orders solar shutdown amidst blackout

"NSO requests the rooftop solar PV system owners to disconnect their systems until further instructions

Sri Lanka’s Vidullanka secures $1.35mn mini hydro contract in Fiji

Vidullanka will execute the commissioning of a 100-kilowatt (kW) mini hydro facility located at Buca Village in Fiji

Sri Lanka calls for RFIs to launch Green Hydrogen, Ammonia projects

RFI invites qualified local and international investors, developers, and operators to submit project concepts

May 6, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka moving to stabilize electricity grid with software, battery storage: Minister

Two committees appointed to investigate power failure of Feb 2025, made 12 recommendations to secure grid

May 5, 2026 2 min read

EXPLAINER - Sri Lanka’s fuel price surge and looming cost of living crisis

Sri Lanka's high oil dependency threatens its recovery from 2022 crisis

May 4, 2026 4 min read

UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers' group

Shift presents an immediate, severe challenge to Sri Lanka's fragile economic recovery

April 28, 2026 3 min read

Fitch Ratings withdraws Sri Lanka CEB's A(lka) rating after utility break-up

CEB has been replaced with 6 state-owned companies

April 21, 2026 1 min read

High energy prices will pressure oil-importing countries: Fitch

Will see increasing pressure on their balance of payments due to the rise in energy prices

April 21, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka receives first crude shipment after Middle East escalation

Sri Lanka’s Sapugaskanda oil refinery has been modified to refine Murban since 2012

April 17, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka energy minister, ministry secretary resign

To allow for an "impartial and independent investigation to be conducted to examine the process related to coal

April 17, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka's WindForce debt issue rated A(lka) by Fitch

The notes are rated one notch below WindForce's National Long-Term Rating

April 17, 2026 6 min read

West Asia energy shock starts to appear in higher inflation, bond yields; Fitch says

A steep rise in global energy prices has begun to be reflected in inflation data for March,

April 15, 2026 1 min read
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IMF warns of global fiscal pressure, as US blockade continues

Global debt is projected to reach 100 percent of GDP by 2029, it said at its Spring Meetings in Washington.

April 15, 2026 2 min read

No confidence motion against Sri Lanka's Energy Minister fails

Government defended minister accused of coal import irregularities

April 10, 2026 1 min read

ADB launches new fund to accelerate progress on ASEAN power grid

Regional Connectivity Fund for Energy in Southeast Asia (RCF) will advance the development of the ASEAN Power Grid

April 7, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka president admits sub-standard coal impacting electricity generation

“We can’t taste it and see [ha-pa-la ba-lan-na be-he]."

April 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka will have to close oil refinery amidst crude oil delay, president says

There was a problem with the coal import, Dissanayake admitted in parliament,

April 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's exporters ask CPC for prioritized fuel supply

EDB, CPC meet exporters on fuel distribution

April 4, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to develop Rs243bn Maha Oya pumped storage hydro project

Grid-scale energy storage solution to store excess energy

April 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka greenlights battery storage plan

This move is intended to allow solar producers to store excess energy generated during the day for use during peak hours

April 1, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals down 18.1% in March hit by ME disruption

Sri Lanka witnesses slow down in high-spending foreign visitors in March 2026

March 30, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka regulator approves electricity tariff hike

The CEB sought a tariff increase of 13.56 percent

March 30, 2026 2 min read
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