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India, Sri Lanka to start top-level G2G talks on power transfer link

India and Sri Lanka plan bilateral talks at the ?highest level” for setting up a power transmission link between the two neighbours, two people aware of the developments said. Public sector transmission major Power Grid Corporation of India has already prepared a preliminary report for the proposed project, they said. The talks took place against the backdrop of economic crisis in the island-nation last year, which saw crippling power shortages. ?The Indian government is continuing its effort

09 Jan, 2023

Formula to be introduced to increase electricity tariffs

A pricing formula is to be introduced to increase electricity tariffs from this month, Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said today. The Minister said that a policy decision was also taken to suspend power cuts with the tariff revision. Gunawardena said the country cannot move forward without increasing electricity tariffs. He said that the Government cannot pay for fuel and coal to continue with uninterrupted electricity. The price formula will be enforced every 6 months, Gunawardena sa

10 Jan, 2023

Cabinet approves proposal to increase electricity tariff

The Cabinet has approved the proposal to increase the electricity tariff from January 2023. Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said that the Cabinet approved a proposal to implement a cost reflective electricity tariff. “Cabinet approval granted to amend the general policy guidelines for the electricity industry and to implement a cost reflective electricity tariff to be implemented from Jan 2023,” he tweeted. The Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) had said last week that it wi

09 Jan, 2023