Blackouts in Sri Lanka as power engineers work-to-rule
June 20, 2008 (LBO) – Parts of Sri Lanka blacked out Friday night as engineers at Sri Lanka's power utility worked-to-rule, demanding the ouster of the …
June 20, 2008 (LBO) – Parts of Sri Lanka blacked out Friday night as engineers at Sri Lanka's power utility worked-to-rule, demanding the ouster of the …
June 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka powerful electricity engineers' union has started a work-to-rule campaign ahead of a full blown trade union action …
June 10, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's LOLC group, which has taken over a defunct sugar firm in a public-private partnership, is planning to build an …
June 01, 2008 (LBO) – Heavy monsoon type rain from Saturday is bringing much needed water to Sri Lanka's hydro power generation system though parts of …
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has awarded a contract for rural solar electrification to Australia's BP Solar, a senior government minister said. The …
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's national grid operated by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) hit a new night peak demand of 1922MegaWatts on May 21, an …
April 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka was plunged in darkness shortly after nightfall Monday as the power grid operated by state-run Ceylon Electricity Board …
April 19, 2008 (AFP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Sri Lanka later this month to inaugurate construction of an Iranian-funded …
April 13, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's national power grid operated by state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) failed late morning Sunday as the island was …
April 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan apparel exporter MAS Holdings has signed up with a hydro power firm to buy electricity for an eco-friendly plant in a …
March 16, 2008 (LBO) – An India state-run firm that is preparing a feasibility study on an undersea power cable to Sri Lanka has said the project could …
Mar 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is committed to keep power flowing through the country at market prices rather than rationing electricity to reduce losses …
March 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan mini-hydro power firm Vallibel Power Erathna is selling five million shares of another hydro firm at 37 rupees apiece …
Mar 13, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka would raise power tariffs from March 15 by slapping a 30 percent fuel recovery charge on most users and taking away subsidies …
Mar 04, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's state-run power utility needs a management overhaul with input from finance, legal and information technology disciplines and …
Feb 06, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's power ministry is backing a proposal by the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to raise tariffs by around 30 …
Jan 31, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan villagers are paying a high price for off-grid power while city folk are getting billions in power subsidies from a state …
Jan 21, 2008 (LBO) -- Power supply to most parts of Sri Lanka failed as a transformer in a transmission line just outside the capital burst in the early hours …
Jan 11, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India will finalize the site for a 500 MegaWatt coal fired joint venture power station this month, energy minister …
Jan 09, 2008 (LBO) – A new credit line from the World Bank inked Wednesday will help build 50 mega watts of power in rural Sri Lanka, helping light up …