Notable
The 350MW combined cycle is expected to eventually run on LNG
Contract for purchasing 3 shipments of Murban crude oil
They will commence retail fuel operations in September with 150 dealer owned and operated fuel stations
To pay the outstanding amounts to renewable energy developers, thermal power plants, coal procurement, local suppliers,
The plant is expected to generate 5.5 GWh of clean energy,
Pump storage is one of the solutions that AFD is really keen to support
It will be reopened upon the anticipated arrival of a crude oil shipment on August 13, he said.
The decision was made “despite several objections raised against the proposed scheme,” the PUCSL said.
90 percent of fuel distribution in Sri Lanka is done by the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
This will be the first time electricity rates are increased in nine years.
The decision will see gas prices revised on the fifth of every month according to the formula.
LIOC also go the approval to appoint 50 new dealers
"I'm sure by next year we will be able to run smoothly," he said.
"We will put out the advertisements and open them in the fifty locations."
"The ministry will look at the possibility of allocating additional quotas for those requirements on a separate QR code"
For the first time since April, the country did not cut power on Aug 06-07 due to hydropower generation
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It raised fuel prices in the quarter in line with the state-run fuel retailer due to sharp depreciation of the currency
This is the first time since mid-April 2022 the daily power cuts have not been implemented.
Miranda said long distance buses will be given around 125-150 litres of diesel at a time.
Sri Lanka has been in discussion to go for nuclear power from 2010.
Sri Lanka motorists say the waiting time to pump fuel has reduced significantly.
The reduction in power cut duration on Friday is due to an increase in hydro power generation, the CEB said.
"We also have to limit selected imports in order to balance the payments for fuel."
Between 6 am and 8.30 am, the Colombo City center will face a power cut of two hours and 30 minutes.
The decision that was valid for three months has been cancelled with immediate effect.
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