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Extraordinary Gazette announced that the provisions of the new act will come into operation next Monday (9).
Though several reminders have been sent guidelines or the PPA has not been given
The benefit came from economies of scale and shared operational efficiencies of the consolidated structure
Renewable energy investors also cannot work with the uncertainty of the flexible exchange rate
Fuel import bill has jumped 112% in two months since the Middle East crisis: CBSL data
Sri Lanka's oil bill is expected to be significantly higher than expected in 2026, analysts say
See sawing prices have economic and political costs
CEB published photos of downed lines and broken poles
Four tariff hikes under over two years
CEB has sought 18.3 percent price hike in the second revision of 2025
IMF program in abeyance due to CEB losses
In 2024 March quarter profits were also bloated by capital gains
The fact that Spain has a high production of electricity from renewable sources has no link to the grid failures
Sri Lanka is moving towards carbon neutral goal by 2042
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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As of now there is no renewable curtailment in effect
A price of LNG combined cycle was also set, effective from April 2025
Some businesses are starting work on Tuesday with the tradition oil anointing ceremony
Oil fired plants also shut during daytime from April 12
Even a minor fluctuation could trigger partial outages or a nationwide blackout
The last government amend the act to unbundle CEB
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Any curtailment should be capped, the industry says
Originally it was signed as a coal plant, later changed to LNG and now as solar power
Trincomallee is now to be developed as an energy hub
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