Sri Lanka shares slump amid nationwide power cuts, worsening economic crisis
(Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares plunged nearly 7% on Wednesday as fuel shortage-induced countrywide power outages spooked investors amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in years. The CSE All-Share index…
USAID Launches Fresh 5-year, $19m Initiative to Support Sri Lanka’s renewable energy Ambitions
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its new $19 million, 5-year Sri Lanka Energy Program recently. Once finalized, this grant will support the Government of Sri Lanka’s…
Sri Lanka’s Electricity Regulator Approves Second LNG Plant in Kerawalapitiya
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator, granted its approval for the 2nd Re-gasified Liquid Natural Gas-fired Combined Cycle power plant to be tendered to…
Global electricity generation from coal is set to drop by the largest amount on record in 2020
Global coal generation is estimated to fall by 5% in 2020 to 2012 levels, marking the largest annual decrease on record, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated in a new…