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Power

Sri Lanka CEB officials get solar training in India

Capacity building programme in India for Ceylon Electricity Board engineers

March 26, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka allows fuel business locally in US dollars for select sectors

Trading in foreign currency is usually not permitted in Sri Lanka

March 17, 2026 1 min read

EXPLAINER-Navigating Sri Lanka’s high-stakes economic tightrope amid soaring oil prices

Sri Lanka has already raised fuel prices over soaring global oil prices after U.S./Israel's attack on Iran

March 10, 2026 16 min read

Six new companies take over operations of Sri Lanka's power utility

Debenture liability has been assigned to Electricity Distribution Lanka (Pvt) Limited

March 9, 2026 2 min read
Sri Lanka government’s fuel subsidy allocation to end by June: CPC chief

IMF has urged Sri Lanka to reflect cost-recovery pricing in fuel and energy

Sri Lanka Electricity Amendment Bill clauses violate constitution: Supreme Court

These clauses either require amending, or need a special parliament majority, and in one case a referendum to be passed

June 30, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka solar batteries hit by 46-pct taxes at import, 10-years too short: Developers

Batteries now have long cycles, and can operate more than 10 years, developers say

June 28, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka to pay Rs45.80 a unit for battery solar power in the night

Rate will apply from 1830 to 2230 in the night

June 28, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka renewable energy feed-in-tariffs reduced from June 2025

Price reduced from earlier levels

June 28, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka’s Resus Energy launches Rs1bn green bond for renewable expansion

The issue comprises two types of green bonds with 11.55%, 11.75% annual coupon rates

June 23, 2025 3 min read

Foreign investors in Sri Lanka renewables to get MIGA political risk cover

Investors need confidence to take bold steps in new markets

June 22, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets $150mn World Bank financing to boost renewables, avoid blackouts

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June 21, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Mullikulam 100MW BOO wind farm gets strong investor interest

Closing date July 09

June 19, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka revives LNG terminal tender, to run from 2028 : Minister

This process is now underway and the LNG supply is planned to start in 2028

June 18, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka calls international renewable tenders to cut costs, avoid cartels

Otherwise the emergence of cartels cannot be prevented

June 17, 2025 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to overhaul electricity pricing method that led to chaotic tariffs

See sawing prices have economic and political costs

June 13, 2025 6 min read

Sri Lanka electricity tariff hiked 15-pct from June 12

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June 11, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB fixes 50,000 breakdowns as high winds lash island - Update

CEB published photos of downed lines and broken poles

June 2, 2025 1 min read

Vietnam hikes electricity tariffs 4.8-pct after currency depreciation

Four tariff hikes under over two years

May 22, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s power regulator seeks public comments to raise electricity price

CEB has sought 18.3 percent price hike in the second revision of 2025

May 21, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka electricity tariff hike of 18.3-pct sought by CEB after regulator driven loss

IMF program in abeyance due to CEB losses

May 17, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lankas CEB makes Rs18bn loss in March quarter after regulator cuts price

In 2024 March quarter profits were also bloated by capital gains

May 16, 2025 3 min read

Spanish renewable advocacy denies solar power link in Sri lanka style cascading failure

The fact that Spain has a high production of electricity from renewable sources has no link to the grid failures

April 29, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka to call international bids for 152MW of solar plants at 18 locations

Sri Lanka is moving towards carbon neutral goal by 2042

April 29, 2025 1 min read

Spain, Portugal hit by Sri Lanka style cascading power failure

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April 28, 2025 2 min read
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