There is no shortage of Petrol Octane 95 or any other petroleum products at filling stations owned by both the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) and the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC), Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wjiesekera said.
Some purportedly independent officials and opposition MPs are aligned in their wish to see prolonged power cuts, queues for essentials and energy shortages, the minister went on to say, adding that attempts to disrupt the imposition of cost-reflective tariffs were part of a political agenda. He...
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has said that the country must shift to renewables as Sri Lanka no longer has money to import diesel for power plants.■
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera assured to cut fuel prices in April citing falling international oil prices and ability to get a competitive prices after regained trust from suppliers due to the International Monetary Fund loan approval. “We see the crude...
Against the backdrop of recent energy and fuel shortages that plagued Sri Lanka due to mismanaged government programmes, the Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, has disclosed the government's intended shift toward nuclear energy. Wijesekera, who assumed office in 2022, highlighted ...
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake that his Ministry and Ceylon Electricity Board officials will be held personally responsible if there were more power outages. His strong warning letter came as threats of renewed power cuts loomed large due to su...
In the award giving ceremony on October 30, 2023, organized by ICAB Alamgir Morshed, Executive Director & CEO, IDCOL and Mohammed Jabed Emran, Chief Risk Officer, IDCOL received the award from The Chief Guest Tipu Munshi, MP, Minister, Ministry of Commerce, and the Special Guest Dr. Shams...
The ADB vice president Yingming Yang highly appreciated the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He said that ADB has decided to increase their support in Urban and Water Policy from 13 percent of the total support to 26 percent. He mentioned that ADB wants to assist Bangladesh in health...
Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Family Cements Power With Ministerial Picks More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen after reading his oaths as the new Prime Minister in front of his brother and Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during the swearing in...
On the auto diesel-fired option, Prime Minister Rajapaksa has said that he has no objection in principle. 'However, all the efforts must be taken to enhance generation capacity including firm power generation capacity using power plants that utilise renewable and more green energy sources rather (...