Category: Power

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June 30, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has got Chinese financing to add 600 Mega Watts of coal powered capacity to a generation complex where the first stage is scheduled to be completed next year, a government minister said. buy champix online https://yourolddog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/png/champix.html no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy buy zofran with best prices today in […]

April 29, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has set up an energy efficient lighting centre with United States support aimed at promoting clean and low-cost lighting technologies in the south Asian region. “Providing access to electricity is a critical factor in supporting economic development throughout the region,” James Moore, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires, was quoted […]

April 29, 2009 (LBO) – The finances of Sri Lanka’s cash-strapped state-run power utility, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), could improve in May, a top official said, as dry weather forced it to buy expensive thermal energy, running up debts. The CEB can store 1,200 million units (GigaWatt_hours) worth of water at its reservoirs but it […]

April 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run power utility is in financial trouble because politicians have made wrong decisions, a government minister said as the utility was issued a license by a newly set up regulator. “The Ceylon Electricity Board is in trouble because decision that should have been made by engineers have been […]

April 24, 2009 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government said the Cabinet has approved a foreign aid funded project to expand and improve electricity services, especially to the poor, and support renewable energy. Media minister Anura Yapa said the Asian Development Bank is giving a loan of 164 million dollars for the project with the […]

April 15, 2009 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will provide 160 million US dollars in loans to Sri Lanka to expand and improve electricity services, especially to the poor and those living in conflict-affected areas. The funds will be used to support energy efficiency improvements, to develop the use of renewable […]

March 12, 2009 (LBO) – An Australian consultancy that won tax concessions to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fired power plant for Sri Lanka’s state-run electricity grid has announced it was pulling out of the project. “As a result, Arc has unequivocally withdrawn from the project in its present format, and has absolutely no […]

Mar 09, 2009 (LBO) – Hydro storage at Sri Lanka’s state-run power utility fell below 300 million units or 24 percent of capacity, with the firm offering to pay large customers to generate their own power. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in the USA buy ocuflox online https://www.indcheminternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/ocuflox.html no prescription pharmacy […]

Feb 13, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run power utility is under pressure from poor rainfall, but it is hoping to weather the dry season in the first quarter with higher reliance on thermal energy, an official said. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which has hydro storage of 1,200 GigaWatt hours (1,200 million units) started […]

Jan 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has given tax concessions to an Australian consultancy to develop a 488 MegaWatt liquefied natural gas (LNG) fired power plant for the state-run electricity grid, the island’s investment promotion agency said. There was no mention whether a minimum volume has been guaranteed or whether a formal power purchase […]

Dec 10, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan hydro-power firm which has developed a string of private plants in the island, has been engaged to speed up a stalled hydro-electric project in Uganda, a media report said. D’Ujanga said the new firms were expected to speed up the project despite being involved in a larger […]