Category: Power
Sri Lanka may approve two blocks for exploration and drilling: PRDS
June 27, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka could shortly approve petroleum exploration and drilling for two blocks in the Cauvery basin, as bidders in the 2013 licensing round have recommitted to their bids, a government official said. “The government has already gone through the approval process for these bids, and bidders have recommitted to their […]
Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence March net down 56-pct amid lower revenues
May 31, 2016 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group which has interests in tourism, logistics and power generation fell 56 percent to 608 million rupees in the March 2016 quarter, interim accounts showed. The group reported earnings of 1.50 rupees per share for the quarter against 3.41 rupees per share reported a […]
Dubai receives solar power bid cheaper than coal
May 30, 2016 (LBO) – Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, received a bid for an 800-megawatt plant at a power price of 2.99 cents per kilowatt-hour last month, cheaper than a coal-fired power plant commissioned in October, reports said. This is down from a record-low price of 5.85 cents per kilowatt-hour Dubai contracted for […]
Sri Lanka’s power regulator ask licensees for regulatory accounts
Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a set of accountancy guidelines to licensees who are in the business of electricity generation; transmission and distribution, in order to gain more information for the process of regulatory decisions making. According to the tariff methodology designed by the Commission, the determination of allowed revenue requires information […]
CEB failed to recognize renewable energy potential: SEMA Chairman
May 27, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board has failed to recognize the changing dynamics of the energy world when preparing their long term generation plan, an energy analyst charged. Chairman of the Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA), Asoka Abeygunawardane, told a public lecture on Thursday that the CEB has even failed […]
Private firm to build 10 Mw solar power plant in Vavuniya
May 20, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has decided to lease a 22 hectare state land in Nedun Kulam, Vavuniya to a private firm to build a 10 Mw solar power plant. The BOI approved Vydexa (Lanka) Power Corporation is to invest 14.5 million US dollars for the project and it would add 19 […]
Italy to explore apparel, renewable energy prospects in Sri Lanka
May 18, 2016 (LBO) – Deputy Foreign Minister of Italy Senator Benedetto Della Vedova will make an official visit with a business delegation to Sri Lanka from today to 19 May 2016, the Foreign Ministry said. A four-member business delegation with interests in the apparel industry and renewable energy from Euro Green Power Ltd, Moving […]
Interview: Sri Lanka gas policy should be included in energy plan
May 16, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs a gas policy to be included in its new national energy plan to effectively market its offshore hydrocarbon fields to potential players, a top official said. “The gas policy is essential, as we cannot market the blocks without it,” Saliya Wickramasuriya, director general, Petroleum Resource Development Secretariat […]
Is request for emergency power a scam? Consumer group asks
May 13, 2016 (LBO) – The National Consumer Network of Sri Lanka (NCNSL) says it is reasonable to suspect the motives behind the need for emergency power in the power sector. “These days, the CEB is trying by various means to obtain 155MW of electricity from new diesel power plants under the pretext that the […]
Sri Lanka to build LNG power plant in Kerawalapitiya: Power Ministry
May 06, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will build a new 300MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power plant in Kerawalapitiya adjoining the existing power plant there, the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy said. “The plant will be built on a 10 acre land in Kerawalapitiya utilizing LNG which minimizes environmental pollution,” the ministry said […]
Sri Lanka wants LNG-driven power, to shift away from coal: Govt official
May 06, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka wants more power generation from Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), because natural gas is attractively priced in international markets, and will rely less on coal, a government official said. “It is a very compelling case to start gasifying Sri Lanka using, initially, imported LNG, and then at some point […]
‘s emergency power plant request
Apr 25, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power regulator, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) in a letter denied the CEB a request to buy a 55 MW of emergency power plant that was approved by the cabinet. “Although approval was given by cabinet of ministers it was not in line with its least […]