Category: Power
Sri Lanka’s CEB imposes 3.5 hour power cuts except in Colombo CMC
Oct 17, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board has imposed a 3.5 hours power cut in the island except in Colombo city following the technical breakdown of Norochcholai Lakvijaya coal power plant. The Power and Renewable Energy Ministry said in a statement that a 2 1/2 hours power cut will be imposed during the […]
CEB to borrow USD150mn from ADB with treasury guarantee
Oct 05, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board is to borrow 150 million US dollars from ADB through a treasury guarantee for the implementation of the green power development and energy improvement investment project. The programme is to broaden electricity transmission infrastructure, increase efficiency of the medium voltage network, implement demand based […]
Sri Lanka’s Power Ministry rules out electricity tariff increase
Oct 04, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Power Ministry has informed the Public Utilities Commission that they are not expecting to increase electricity tariffs to cover up a possible increase of cost. The cost of electricity production for the six month period starting from this month is expected to increase due to drought and special […]
Sri Lanka’s CEB proposes tariff increase or subsidy to cover revenue gap
Oct 03, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has proposed that the power regulator approves a uniform tariff or a subsidy through the budget to ensure financial viability of the sector. In a letter to the Public Utilities Commission, the CEB said that in August, PUCSL requested an End User Tariff proposal […]
Sri Lanka lube market grows 6.8-pct in 2015: report
Sep 29, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s lubricant market has grown by 6.8 percent to 23.4 billion rupees in 2015, with 10.1 percent growth in automotive and 7.7 percent increase in industrial lube, the lubricant market report 2015 showed. The report compiled by its regulator Public Utilities Commission, however, said the marine lubricant market has […]
Indian Minister says “not bitter” over Sampur, will look at LNG option
Sep 28, 2016 (LBO) – India has had “no bitter experience” and will not be pulled back by the halting of the Sampur coal power plant and will engage with Sri Lanka in a way both countries benefit out from it, a visiting Indian minister said. “These are national priorities and international commitments, both of […]
‘s solar energy drive
COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An ambitious plan by the Sri Lankan government to outfit 100,000 homes with solar panels, to turn them into power producers for the national grid, may be too expensive for many families to afford, experts warn. Sri Lanka’s government this month launched a “battle for solar energy” that aims to […]
Sri Lanka committee to look in to Norochcholai environmental issues
Sep 21, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) has appointed a 7 member committee to look at the environmental damage allegations that have been leveled against the Norochcholai power station. “We have received several complaints about this so we appointed a committee that is qualified to look into this matter,” Damitha Kumarasinghe, […]
Sri Lanka should add 1275MW to grid by 2020: PUCSL
Sep 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power regulator Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) has given the nod for the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) to add 1,275 megawatts of power to the national grid during next four years through the least cost long term generation expansion plan (LCLTGEP) 2015 – 2034. “The plants listed in the […]
Sri Lanka to stop Sampur coal power plant, SC informed
Sep 14, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court (SC) was informed that the proposed 500 megawatt Sampur coal power plant will not be constructed following a Fundamental Rights application filed by Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited. The Attorney General informed court that the Ministry of Power and Energy had already taken this decision. The Sampur […]
Sri Lanka electricity use safer with new square pin plugs: PUCSL
Sep 13, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power regulator announced the implementation of national standard for plug and socket outlet in Sri Lanka for non-industrial applications with the aim of uplifting the safety of electricity consumers. Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said that currently different types of plugs and sockets are used to […]
Maldives calls Sri Lanka to bid for housing, hospitals and power projects
Sep 08, 2016 (LBO) – The Maldivian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Zahiya Zareer has invited Sri Lankan firms to invest in development projects in Maldives. “We are opening big projects for international bidding, such as airport development, housing, hospitals and renewable power projects’,” she said. “Even now there are big Sri Lankan Companies operating […]