Sri Lanka in push for solar energy
Dec 12, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s renewable energy promotion agency is in a new drive to push larger solar power plants connected to the national …
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Sri Lanka begins groundwork for wind power
Dec 09, 2009 (LBO) – Groundwork for Sri Lanka’s largest wind power project has begun ahead of its launch in May next year, with the contract for …
Sri Lanka power utility sells assets to military
Dec 06, 2009 (LBO) – A housing facility built by contractors for a hydro electric dam project will be sold by the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board …
Sri Lanka to build small solar plant with Japanese aid
Dec 03, 2009 (LBO) – The Japanese government will give Sri Lanka a grant of 860 million yen or just over a billion rupees to build a 400 kiloWatt …
Sri Lanka power generation up in August
Nov 22, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power generation rose 1.3 percent in August 2009 to 845 GigaWatt hours from a year earlier, with hydro power …
Sri Lanka accelerates coal power with $891mn Chinese loan
Nov 19, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will build two 300 MegaWatt coal power plants at the same time with Chinese financing and finish a 900MW facility in two …
Sri Lanka Sunshine Holdings eyes energy projects
Nov 12, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Sunshine Holdings said it is considering diversifying into the energy sector as part of the holding …
Maldives to build wind power plant to become carbon neutral
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) – The state power utility of the Indian Ocean atoll state of Maldives has signed a 20-year deal with Falcon Energy, a private firm to …
Sri Lanka June power generation, diesel sales up in June
Oct 26, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power generation was up 0.2 percent in June, from a year earlier, changing a tend of falling output in previous …
Sri Lanka hydro power producer gets more generating licenses
Oct 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan mini hydro power company Vallibel Power Erathna said it has bought a firm that has approvals for two power plants and …
Sri Lanka hydro power producer gets offer from US firm
Oct 20, 2009 (LBO) – Asia Energy Management Systems Inc., a US-based firm, said it has offered to buy 160million shares or a 21.4 percent stake in …
Sri Lanka wind power probe to finish soon: official
Oct 16, 2009 (LBO) – A probe on Sri Lanka’s proposed wind power projects would be completed soon, an official said, which could resolve deadlock in …
Sri Lanka power failure worst in history: chairman
Oct 10, 2009 (LBO) – Three consecutive failures of Sri Lanka’s power grid has raised new questions about the reliability of the island’s …
Sri Lanka, India coal plant deal to be inked in November
Oct 09, 2009 (LBO) – Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri Lanka’s state-run power utility, will sign a firm deal with India’s National Thermal Power …
Sri Lanka suffers nationwide power failure
Oct 09, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s faced a nation-wide power outage in the early hours of Friday, and state-run Ceylon Electricity Board is working …
Sri Lanka LNG power plant push is outside the law: officials
Oct 07, 2009 (LBO) – Attempts to connect a private liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant to Sri Lanka’s state-run power utility outside a …
Sri Lanka power IPO gives small investors preference
Sept 24, 2009 (LBO) – Small investors who applied for up to 500 shares in an initial public offering by Sri Lanka’s Hemas Power will be given their …
Sri Lanka power IPO draws over Rs1.6bn
Sept 18, 2009 (LBO) – An initial public offering for 31.3 million shares by Sri Lanka’s Hemas Power has attracted applications worth over 1.68 …
Sri Lanka power plants shut down over fuel snag
Sept 10, 2009 (LBO) – Several power plants supplying Sri Lanka’s national power grid has shut down following problem with furnace oil supplied by …
Sri Lanka power firm looks for Rs600mn in IPO
Sept 08, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hemas Power, a unit of listed Hemas Holdings is seeking up to 626 million rupees through a sale of 31.3 million …