Notable
The large capacity long-distance transmission, will help Sri Lanka reduce CO2 emissions by reduces energy losses
Private renewable power made up solar, wind and mini hydro grew 28.7 percent to 413 GWh
Super diesel was cut by 12 rupees to 325 rupees to 313 rupees
To prevent outages
Sri Lanka has already raised fuel prices over soaring global oil prices after U.S./Israel's attack on Iran
Debenture liability has been assigned to Electricity Distribution Lanka (Pvt) Limited
"Our self-sustaining, renewable energy generation initiative insulated the Group from sharp hikes in energy tariffs and
Falling coal prices help with tariff cut
Design, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 389kWp ground mount off-grid solar power project
Disconnected customers are re-connected within days
Already the government has not fulfilled 4,000 CEB cadre positions arose from retirements
Sri Lanka rupee was close to 400 rupees during the economic crises and interest rates were 36 percent
For 26-pct of users, the bill will be less than one US dollar
It reduced the prices for hotels and industrial sector by 33 percent.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
"A new salary structure, a performance based incentive system & a promotion system will be introduced to CEB employees
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Wind and Rs30 a unit and ground mounted solar at Rs33 compared to Rs14.80 and Rs15.0 under competition
The 165MW small renewable tender has bids between Rs15 a unit Rs29 a unit
Bids opened on June 26
The plant to come on stream in 2026, as several plants are due to be retired
For the operation and maintenance of its Thambapavani wind farm in Mannar
Real GDP was estimated to grow 5.3-pct in the first quarter of 2023 and power generation 9.6-pct
Expected to enhance efficiency, promote competition, and attract much-needed investment into the electricity sector
Mannar competitive tender halted
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