Fire destroys 35 acres of forest land
Around 35 acres of forest was destroyed on Saturday in a fire that erupted in the protected areas of the Castlereagh reservoir and Devon Falls. Police suspect that the fire has been deliberately caused
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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Rs19 billion from ADB
For Clean Energy and Access Improvement: The Asian Development Bank has provided financial assistance amounting to US $ 164 mn (approximately Rs. 19 billion) for the implementation of Clean Energy and Access Improvement Project in Sri Lanka.
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India to supply 500 MW power
A high profile Indian delegation is due in Sri Lanka at the end of this month to strike the historic deal to begin the construction of Indo-Sri Lanka Electricity Interconnection project. Under this project the country will receive electricity of 500 mega watts (MW) initially.
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National Energy Efficiency Award
Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority has decided to develop Renewable Energy resources and declare energy development areas to implement energy efficiency measures and conservation programs to promote energy security, reliability and cost effectiveness in energy delivery and information management. It has also decided to initiate National Energy Efficiency Award 2009 - 2010.
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Sri Lanka, India to sign $500 mln power deal
Sri Lanka is to sign a commercial agreement with India next week to build a 1000 MW coal power plant in Sampur, Trincomalee, a media release issued by the Ministry of Power and Energy said yesterday. The coal power plant is a joint project of India and Sri Lanka. This will be the country's largest coal power plant and the total investment of the project is USD 500 million.
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Bio-fuel to shoulder power needs
Bio-fuel derived from biomass will be the foundation of power generation in Sri Lanka in the future, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. He was participating in an inspection tour of the Tokyo Cement Factory in Trincomalee recently. The Minister asserted that the power demand in the North and East will be supplied 100 percent within two years.