BY Dr Janaka Ratnasiri
Proceedings of a meeting held by the President on 15.12.2020 with the Power Minister, Renewable Energy Minister, officials of the two ministries as well as officials of institutions coming under the two ministries to discuss issues pertaining to the development of renewable energy (RE) were shown in newscasts of TV channels as well as reported in the print media recently. The purpose of this write-up is to elaborate on some issues raised by him.
According to a report in
The Island of 16.12.2020, the President has said that “he is exploring the possibility of rapidly adding power from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, to the national grid, and that many countries are turning to renewable energy sources for power generation. As per the “Saubhagyaye Dekma” Policy Statement, by 2030 the government expects to meet 70% of the total electricity demand from renewable energy sources”. He has further said that “the generation of renewabl
The Colombo Scout Camporee, the annual flagship event of the movement, is currently being held as a virtual, multi-day event with the participation of over 4,500 ‘Singithi’, Cub, Junior, Senior, and Rover scouts, as well as Scout Leaders. The event, which is now being held for the 55th time, commenced on Wednesday (23) and is […]
Text and Pix by Dinasena Rathugamage Officials of the Kilinochchi Disaster Management Centre and Divisional Secretariat commenced evacuating around 380 persons from Walluwar Farm and Navalar Farm villages which were flooded due to the overflowing of the Iranamadu tank. The families in the two villages were marooned on Thursday. All roads including the one connecting […]
By Anuradha Hiripitiyage
There was a possibility that over Rs. 25 billion in consumer deposits with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) would not be refunded due to the dissolution of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Secretary of the Union of Electricity Consumers (UEC) Sanjeewa Dhammika told The Island yesterday.
When a person obtained an electricity connection from the CEB, he or she had to place a deposit at the regional CEB Engineer’s office. As per Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009, the CEB has to pay consumers an interest on those deposits, Dhammika said.Section 28.3 of the Act says ‘(3): Where any sum of money is provided to a distribution licensee by way of security in pursuance of this section, the licensee (CEB) shall pay interest on such sum of money at such rate as may from time to time be fixed by the licensee with the approval of the Commission (PUCSL), for the period in which it remains in the hands of the licensee.’
FM thanks the Netherlands and Turkey for assisting SL island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.