Category: Power
Sri Lanka’s electricity pricing to be made more transparent: PUCSL
Jan 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s energy sector will be introducing more transparent electricity tariffs in the future, the Director General of the Public Utilities Commission said. “With the introduction of the regulatory accounting system as well as elaborating more on the submission of data for tariffs we are going to make the electricity […]
Sri Lanka targeting affordable renewable energy: DG PUCSL
Jan 13, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s dependency on fossil fuels should be substituted with renewable options which are much greener and safer, a senior official said. “In total, in 2015 about 45 percent of energy was through renewable energy including large and small hydro, wind and others. This is a very healthy situation,” Damitha […]
Sri Lanka can better harness its potential for bio-gas and renewable energy technology
Nov 18, 2015 – Bio-gas can be used in Sri Lanka as a cheaper and cleaner renewable energy alternative to petroleum-based fuels, EU SWITCH-Asia, an European Union program that supports clean energy consumption and production said.“Asia is the centre of domestic biogas development with close to 50 million operational units installed,” the initiative said in a […]
Sri Lanka’s new fuel pricing formula with Finance Ministry: Min. Champika
Oct 15, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Megapolis and Western Province Development and former Minister of Power and Energy says that a cabinet approved pricing formula for fuel has been handed over to the Finance Ministry. Speaking to LBO Minister Champika Ranawaka said that “I have already done this.” We got cabinet approval […]
LBR LBO infrastructure summit announced to media
Oct 08, 2015 (LBO) – There is an urgent need to move forward with intelligent urban design and development if Sri Lanka aspires to make Colombo a regional hub.This was the call of the organizers of LBR LBO’s infrastructure summit “Making Colombo a Globally Competitive City,” which will be held on November 3rd and 4th […]
Sri Lanka’s island-wide blackout a technical fault: CEB
Sep 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Power Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has ordered CEB to investigate the reason behind the island wide power failure experienced last midnight.CEB Chairman Anura Wijepala told LBO that the investigation is currently underway.“It happened last midnight. However by 4’o clock in the morning we restored the power supply.” Wijepala said. […]
Sierra Cables to set up manufacturing plant in Kenya
Sep 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Sierra Cables, a listed power cable maker, said it will be setting up a manufacturing plant in Kenya to supply transmission and distribution cables to East African countries, a statement said. The company said in a stock exchange filing that the decision was reached after conducting a feasibility […]
Sri Lanka must consider environmental impact with future energy mix: CEB
Sep 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs to be aware of and concerned about the dangers of the environmental impact when developing its future electricity generation plans, a recent CEB report shows.“Green House Gas emissions in Sri Lanka from fuel combustion, both in absolute as well as in per capita terms are low even […]
Sri Lanka aims for wind power farm in Mannar
Sept 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board envisages installation of 375 megawatts in a wind power in Mannar between 2018 and 2025 as part of a drive to increase power generation from non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE) sources.After the first commercial wind power plants established in 2010, total capacity from wind power increased […]
CEB includes nuclear power in generation plan
Sept 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board has included a 600 megawatt nuclear power plant as an option for power generation from 2030 onwards, in its long-term generation plan, now open for public discussion.“From a technical point of view, the capacity of the present system is considerably small to accommodate a nuclear […]
Gas not included in Sri Lanka’s power generation plan
Sep 12, 2015 (LBO) – Gas found in the Mannar basin has not been included in Sri Lanka’s long-term power generation plans as discovery of the natural gas resources is still at very early stages, a Ceylon Electricity Board report says. The gas quantities have not been quantified with reasonable accuracy, the report adds, even […]
Laugfs to set up solar power plant in Hambantota
Sept 11, 2015 (LBO) – Laugfs Holdings Ltd. has acquired two solar panel projects with a plan to set up the largest solar power generator in the island. Laugfs Power, which is a unit of Laugfs Gas PLC, has acquired Anorchi Lanka Ltd, and Irish Eco Power Lanka Ltd, which have rights to build two […]