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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
This process is now underway and the LNG supply is planned to start in 2028
Otherwise the emergence of cartels cannot be prevented
Rooftop solar to be encouraged to save costs
Diesel and Fuel Oil requirements of Industries to function their Generators and Machinery
In a tweet posted Monday morning, Wijesekara asked the public to report such vendors.
Ratnayake also urged citizens to keep the upcoming GCE Ordinary Level examinations in mind when conducting protests.
There will be no power cuts on Saturday (22) and the following Saturday (29) due to the GCE Ordinary Level exams.
Hydro power generation is on the rise, all power plants in Norochcholai will be operational from Monday
The government has said it has secured diesel supply from Indian credit line.
Short term borrowings shot up to 58 billion rupees by March 2022 from 33 billion rupees, from December 2021
Two hour cuts in daytime and 1 hours 40 minutes at night
"There is a possibility that the daily power outages will increase to 15 hours a day" - Prime Minister
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Prime Minister says the CPC can no longer bear the losses.
New Prime Minister reveals the grim reality of the economy
The CEB has not operated any thermal power plant in the last two days because there was no fuel - PUCSL chief
Power cut duration has gradually increased to 5 hours after the curfew lifted partially
The same schedule will apply for May 07 and May 08.
Cabinet has requested both Ceypetco and Lanka IOC to propose price formulas to minimise losses for the state.
Power cuts continue in Sri Lanka amid fuel shortage due to lack of US dollars
Ongoing daily power cuts of three hours and 20 minutes may have to be extended for five hours if the situation persists.
New act to cut short processes
Monthly fuel import bill has increased to almost thrice in Many compared to three months ago- Minister
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