Notable
The rupee also appreciated in the March quarter
Twenty-eight percent (28-pct) of share ownership
"We urge the authorities to consider these risks and explore alternative locations"
Wheeling allows power from a plant to be carried to a different location by paying a fee to the network operator
Sri Lanka is moving towards carbon neutral goal by 2042
The lack of fuel also has resulted in large queues for diesel and petrol despite record price hikes
Power demand up as price increase delayed
Sri Lanka is facing daily scheduled power outages as a result of an ongoing forex shortage.
"We also have one million metric tons of coal which is enough for the next four to five months."
Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have power cuts 5 hours
Due to lack of fuel, the Kerewalapitiya power plant had to be shut down from Thursday (24) onwards.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s power regulator is considering a hike in electricity prices.
Areas PQRSTUVW will have power cuts of 6 hours and 20 minutes
Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have power cuts of 5 hours
The CEB was now losing Rs13per unit and a tariff increase has been sought to get Rs14bn in revenues
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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 |
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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 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have 2 hours in day and 1 hour 15 min in evening
The cost of a 12.5 kg cylinder Litro gas is now estimated at 4,462.25 rupees - official
A three-hour power cuts will be imposed in the rest of the island, the CEB said.
Areas ABCDEFGHIJKL will have power cuts of 5 hours in two blocks
The USD 1 billion credit line is expected to be signed during Rahjapaksa's visit, which was postponed twice.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said other areas will experience two hours of outage in two blocks.
Power cuts the same as March 14
Power crisis worsened because the authorities denied the CEB of 1-2 hour power cuts to conserve hydro storage
1 hour block for some areas, 3 hour 15 for others
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