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Power

ADB calls for connected power systems as energy risks mount

“When it comes to energy security, no country can go it alone,” Kanda said

June 9, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka awards Rs827mn lubricating oil contracts to IOC, Chevron Lubricants

Lanka IOC PLC and Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC awarded contracts for supplying Sapugaskanda power station

June 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka awards $6.04mn tender for Mullikulam Lot A to India's RS Infraprojects

Around 499.66 million rupees, (excluding VAT)

June 2, 2026 1 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

June 1, 2026 3 min read
Sri Lanka to open power transmission to private sector: President

"We have already identified four grid lines; we will tender those four very soon."

Sri Lanka approves tax exemptions for Kerawalapitiya-Colombo port cable project

Designating the transmission link as a Special Project is necessary to secure vital exemptions from Value Added Tax, cus

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
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SriLankan Airlines restructures defaulted bonds with 15-pct haircut

Cash of $60mn and amortizing bonds

November 20, 2025 3 min read

Panasian Power connects Matara plant to Sri Lanka’s national grid

“This project operates through the subsidiary of PAP and starts revenue generation from today,”

November 18, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CEB profits plunge 85-pct in September quarter

Quarter on quarter profits were down from 5.3 billion rupees in June

November 18, 2025 3 min read

Sri Lanka Cabinet decides no more wind power plants in Mannar island

India’s Adani Group withdrew Mannar wind power plant early this year amid price disagreement 

November 4, 2025 2 min read

Windforce says lowest bidder for one 50MW Sri Lanka wind plant

This marks a significant step toward securing the contract for this major renewable energy development.

October 29, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka allows duty exempted capital goods for renewable energy, batteries

The tax exemptions will apply for renewable energy generation or storage facilities or 1MW or higher

October 29, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka utility gets 3.77 US cents bid for wind power from Vidullanka, 3.96 from Windforce

One bid at 3.7700 US cents and another at 3.9600,

October 28, 2025 1 min read

Panasian Power connects Ampara plant to Sri Lanka's national grid

The commissioning adds another 5MWac/ 6.76MWp to the national grid.

October 21, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka BESS EOI gets competitive bids with Chinese batteries

Prices from a little below Rs2 mn to Rs3mn per MW per month

October 14, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka regulator denies electricity tariff hike to CEB

Present tariffs to remain for next three months

October 14, 2025 1 min read