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Sri Lanka's Resus Energy commissions 2MW solar power plant

The plant is expected to generate and supply approximately 3.5 GWh of clean energy annually to the national grid.

September 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s WindForce and Vidullanka commission first BESS facility

Storex is a joint venture entity in which Vidullanka holds a 49 percent equity stake in partnership with WindForce.

September 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka cuts fuel prices from near 2022 crisis amid easing global oil prices

Prices have risen around 50% in three months since Middle Eastern crisis started

June 30, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka urges weekend solar shutdown; will mandate remote-disconnect modems

NSO plans to install modems so it can remotely switch off feeders in future, deputy minister says

June 26, 2026 2 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 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

Shihar Aneez
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 unbundles power utility in move to encourage private sector participation

Extraordinary Gazette announced that the provisions of the new act will come into operation next Monday (9).

March 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka promised battery tariff not given, renewable energy wasted: solar firms

Though several reminders have been sent guidelines or the PPA has not been given

January 24, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka CEB un-bundling to cost Rs10.6bn from lost economies of scale

The benefit came from economies of scale and shared operational efficiencies of the consolidated structure

January 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka electricity price hike request on a depreciated rupee as oil, coal prices fall

Renewable energy investors also cannot work with the uncertainty of the flexible exchange rate

January 12, 2026 5 min read

Sri Lanka wants to bring generation costs below Rs25 rupees: Power Minister

As a general policy we want to buy all electricity units on a competitive basis and bring down costs

January 7, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka power utility seeks electricity tariff hike of 11.57-pct

A deficit of LKR 13,094 million has been estimated for the period from January to March 2026 requiring a tariff increase

January 2, 2026 2 min read
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Sri Lanka awards 50MW wind plants to Vidullanka, Windforce

After international competitive tender

December 11, 2025 1 min read

Cyclones Ditwah drives 55-pct of Sri Lanka electricity consumers in to darkness

Power restored to 85-pct of customers by Dec 04

December 4, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka gets $100mn budget support loan on power reforms

ADB will give a 2.5 million a grant to build the capacity of un-bundled companies

December 3, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka WindForce subsidiary to build floating solar project

One of the first and largest floating solar development in the private sector in Sri Lanka

December 1, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s CEB asks for solar panel switch off as sun shines after cyclone

Requests rooftop solar system owners to voluntarily switch off their solar inverters today until 3:00 PM

November 30, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka power utility sells to 70-pct of customers at loss, middle class hit 317-pct of cost

The users of 190 units are being charged 300 percent of cost and extraordinary tax on the families

November 22, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka to call investors to build 438MW of wind power plants

Plans to tender in 2026

November 21, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka warned of solar linked grid instability early next year : Minister

Taking measures to avoid Sunny Sunday blackouts

November 21, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets 153 offers for battery storage, lowest around Rs17: Minister

The evaluation is ongoing so we cannot give an exact price

November 20, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka connects 800MW of solar by October 2025, mainly rooftop

Could connect close to 1,000MW by year end

November 20, 2025 1 min read