The initial investment is expected to be $42.5 million India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly build in two stages a 135-megawatt solar power plant in the island nation’s eastern port district of Trincomalee to promote renewable energy. Sri Lankan Cabinet has given approval for the project as the country aims to generate 70 […]
Sri Lanka reviews progress of Adani group wind power projects, says Energy Minister
Sri Lankan Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said on Wednesday that the progress on the renewable energy project to generate 500 MW was discussed with the Adani Green Energy officials. In August last, the Adani Group was issued approval to start wind power projects in Pooneryn, in the country’s northeast. Adani Green Energy was issued provisional […]
No power cuts from today, assures SL Energy Minister – EQ Mag
Colombo : Sri Lankan Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has assured that no power cuts will be enforced from Thursday (February 16) onwards, local media reported. His remark comes just a day after the island nation hiked the power tarrif by 66 per cent, Daily Mirror reported. Addressing a press conference, Kanchana said President […]
Sri Lanka cabinet approves new electricity tariff without saying what it is – EQ Mag
COLOMBO : Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Monday approved new electricity tariffs to reflect the cost of coal and power generation to take effect this month, Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said, without saying how much higher they would be. Sri Lanka raised electricity tariffs by 75% last August and a cabinet proposal to raise them by […]
India’s support for Lanka’s green development assured: High Commissioner – EQ Mag
India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay has said that India’s assistance to Sri Lanka is not limited to economic cooperation but also to the island nation’s green development process Bhagle made the remarks when he visited the Seethawaka Botanical Garden here at the invitation of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Wednesday and planted […]
Sri Lanka can benefit from renewable energy like India, China: Erik Solheim – EQ Mag
Colombo : Former Norwegian politician and diplomat, Erik Solheim has said that Sri Lanka can achieve the advantages of renewable energy similar to countries like India and China. Participation at a recent discussion on the country’s environment and energy in Colombo, Solheim, who is also the Adviser to Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on International […]
Sri Lanka To Seek Indian Or Chinese Credit Line For Solar Panel Imports: Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara – EQ Mag Pro
In August, Sri Lanka hiked the electricity tariff by an average of 75 per cent, after nine years Sri Lanka intends to seek an Indian or Chinese credit line for the purchase of solar panels as a solution to mitigate the high cost of electricity tariffs, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said on Tuesday […]
Sri Lanka grants provisional approval for Adani energy projects – EQ Mag Pro
The approvals are for two wind projects in Mannar, Pooneryn Sri Lanka has granted provisional approval to Adani Green Energy for an investment of over $500 million in two wind projects in Sri Lanka’s northern province. The two projects will come up in Mannar and Pooneryn, said Sri Lanka’s power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera […]
Sri Lanka Seeks Remittances Jump Start From Electric Cars – EQ Mag Pro
REFILES to get rid of garble in par 9 Sri Lanka offered its overseas workers the right to buy electric vehicles duty-free on Tuesday to encourage them to send money home and boost the cash-strapped nation’s depleted foreign exchange reserves. The island nation banned vehicle imports in March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began to […]
Sri Lanka to implement renewable energy generation plan – EQ Mag Pro
Preparations are being made to search for roof spaces in order to install solar panels on industrial, government, hospital, and hotel roofs Facing a power crisis, Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday said that an accelerated renewable energy generation plan is likely to be implemented from June 1. The decision […]