The Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) has been informed by the Ministry that Indian and Japanese parties involved in the venture will visit Sri Lanka soon to discuss and finalise the project.

India’s Petronet and a Japanese firm will form a joint venture to set up a US $250 million LNG import terminal at Kerawalapitiya near Colombo, he revealed.

The proposed LNG terminal will be built in two-and-half to three years, he said adding that the government‘s policy is not to have any more coal power plants.

The plant will be built on a 10 acre land. Meanwhile existing thermal power plants will be converted to LNG plants where feasible.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) also approved the project which will be implemented as a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer basis and it will be connected to the Kerawalapitiya Grid substation.

The Treasury granted Rs. 5 billion recently to the CEB for its activities relating to power supply in the country; Treasury Secretary Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga informed the CCEM noting that the CEB needs expert knowledge.  The CCEM has approved to obtain the advice from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) while endorsing the proposal to purchase two 60MW and 100 MW barge mounted emergency power plants to be used as backup power during emergency situations.

The Ministry of Finance has been entrusted with the task of auditing the commercial operations of the CEB. CCEM has granted approval to obtain proposals from KPMG and PWC to carry out this task.

The Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy and the CEB have been instructed to take immediate action to ensure an uninterrupted power supply in the country.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170625/business-times/india-japan-link-to-set-up-lng-power-plant-in-sri-lanka-246268.html

Sunday, June 25, 2017

The Ceylon Electricity Board ( CEB)has estimated their damage due to recent floods and landslides as to be over Rs 300 million, Minister Minister Power and Renewable energy Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said

“ Some areas were underwater and electricity had to be cut off due to safety measures but other areas which experienced landslides and the power plant at Kukuleganga were damaged” he said.

He said Ratnapura, Matara, Galle and Kalutara districts were affected. Mr Siyambalapitiya said that even during the adverse weather they were able to provide power within few days of therefore the CEB employees have to be credited and thanked.

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1024383/over-rs-300-m-damages-to-ceb-minister

SUNDAY TIMES Online

27 June 2017

Eng. Saumaya Kumarawadu was elected as the President of CEBEU for the term 2017/2018 at the AGM held on 2017-06-23. Names of other office bearers, EXCO members and Area Representatives will be updated shortly…

“That is why we accuse that the environmentalists like Asoka Abegunawardana who agitated people against a big reservoir in Kukuleganga must take responsibility for the lives lost in Kalutara District during the disaster. We must protect the environment.

We too love our country just like the environmentalists. But the people had to pay with their lives for the folly of the environmentalists. We could have avoided this disaster if we had built a bigger reservoir in Kukuleganga making some sacrifices” …READ MORE…

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“We have asked the CEB and the NTPC to come up with the proposal on the joint venture structure like shareholding pattern and other aspects for setting up the power plant,” he said. He said the financial modelling could be on the lines, which were agreed earlier for the 500 MW thermal plant at Sampur in the Trincomalee District…

The proposed energy mix for the next 20 years consists major hydro, coal, pumped storage hydro, combined cycle, oil and gas turbine plants. According to the plan, the least cost has been a major concern while environmentally friendliness has been an added value in identifying the technology options for the generation mix of the next 20 years.

PUCSL has asked for the public comments on Long Term Generation Expansion Plan 2018-2037. Interested parties are invited to send their written submissions to the Commission on or before 6th June 2017….FOR MORE DETAILS….

“We do not believe that the ongoing discussions between CEB members, Management, Minister and other ministry officials based on certain demands forwarded by CEBEU warranted such a sudden resignation especially in the middle of negotiations….”

“CEBEU admires and wish to appreciate and thank you for standing up for the engineering fraternity and professionals in general and also for speaking out for low cost power for the public” READ MORE…

President Maithripala Sirisena says that despite facing economic constraints he will under no circumstance sign economic agreements with any country if…… such agreements are detrimental to Sri Lanka.

He made this comment at the policy review meeting of the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy last Tuesday.

The meeting focused specifically on the Long-term Power Generation Plan (TLGP) of the Ministry. In his review address, Chairman of the CEB Engineers Union Athula Wanniarachchi stated that when taking decisions related to power generating resources, the President had assured them that the government would not stick to a ‘ no more coal’ policy. READ MORE…

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