SL, Pakistan sign nuclear agreement
Sri Lanka and Pakistan signed six agreements including one on atomic energy Monday, the two countries’ leaders said, as the strategically important island looks to build its first nuclear plant. Details
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
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hydropower Reservoirs worst affected due to drought
Many old buildings including places of worship in the old Maskeliya town emerged arousing the nostalgic memories when the water level in the Hydropower reservoirs dwindled due to the prevailing drought in the upcountry. Maussakele, Castlereigh, and Maskeliya hydropower reservoirs are the worst affected.
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Sri Lankas first industrial biogas plant to be constructed
The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institute), the Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining together to construct an industrial level bio gas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate electricity.
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Wind power to illuminate Colombo
The Western Provincial Council (WPC) is planning to use wind power to illuminate Colombo city in association with Concurrent (India) Infrastructure Ltd an Indian based private company, while there is another plan in the pipeline to use wind power for the streetlamps islandwide.
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Coal power could be a distant dream says energy expert
"Despite the government's decision to establish a coal power plant in Trincomalee, Sir Lanka, it could be a distant dream due to the huge investment needed for the establishment. "As much as US$
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Electricity Act to be debated today
Parliament will take up the Electricity Act for debate. The Act seeks to break away the areas of generation, transmission and distribution from the Ceylon Electricity Board, to come under a
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159 Licensed issued for renewable energy power generation
In a fresh bid to strengthen the national power-grid with another 400 MWs, 159 licences have already been issued to prospective corporate stakeholders to carry on with renewable energy power generation, and interested parties are bound to complete their projects within a set timeframe of two years, a Ministry of Power and Energy press release said.
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14% of power generated by plants countrywide wasted: CEB
At least 14 percent of power generated by various power plants in the country was wasted while in distribution owing to technical reasons, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) sources said.
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ADB, Sri Lanka Sign $160m Loan Agreement To Fund Power Sector Development
The Government of Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $160 million loan agreement yesterday for the development of the country
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One power network for whole island in 2011
The entire country will be connected to a single power network including the northern province in the year 2011 and the project would cost more than $ 80 million, the Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) E.A.S.K. Edirisinghe said.