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Renewable energy: Treasury boost for power grid expansion
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (184+ words) 22 Jul 2026 | BY Buddhika Samaraweera President and Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake has agreed to allocate Treasury funds to expand the country's electricity transmission network to enable renewable energy generated in Mannar, Hambantota and other areas to be absorbed into the…...
Sri Lanka’s first canal-top solar project feasibility study begins
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (87+ words) The Morning 22 Jul 2026 | BY Staff Writer A preliminary feasibility study has begun for Sri Lanka’s first canal-top solar power project along the Viyana Canal in Mahiyanganaya. The project proposes installing solar panels over the canal, which extends for more than…...
Contradictions haunting the mineral regime
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (686+ words) The Morning Contradictions haunting the mineral regime 17 Jul 2026 | BY The Collective for Ecological and Economic Justice The Daily Morning’s report on 8 July, with reference to the Government’s admission the National Mineral Policy of 2026 was drafted without a direct impact study,…...
US Asst. Sec. meets business leaders during visit
3+ week, 6+ day ago (173+ words) Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S Paul Kapur arrived in Colombo on Sunday (21) for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening US-Sri Lanka relations. During his ongoing visit, Kapur is scheduled to meet senior Sri…...
Licensed to overcharge
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (679+ words) The Morning Every time Sri Lanka announces a tax revision, adjusts a levy, or signals a change in import policy, the same thing happens. Prices go up. Not merely among the businesses with a documented cost basis for the adjustment,…...
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) 12 Jun 2026 | BY Staff Writer Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has made him the world's…...
Sri Lanka bans export of unprocessed mineral resources
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (83+ words) The Morning 12 Jun 2026 | BY Staff Writer Sri Lanka’s revised National Mineral Policy has come into effect, banning the export of mineral resources in raw form without value addition. Industry Minister Sunil Handunneththi stated that the new policy will regulate exploration,…...
Sri Lanka receives 80MW of battery energy storage systems
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (106+ words) The Morning 31 May 2026 | BY Staff Writer Sri Lanka has received a further 60MW shipment under its Battery Energy Storage System project, bringing the total delivered capacity to 80MW out of the planned 160MW. Deputy Power Minister Arkam Ilyas stated that the systems will…...
Renewable energy: Sri Lanka’s battery storage push
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1518+ words) 31 May 2026 | By Faizer Shaheid The Government plans for sources of non-renewable energy to be gradually removed from the national grid by 2050 as Sri Lanka accelerates its transition towards a fully sustainable power sector. Deputy Minister of Energy Arkam Ilyas said…...
3-wheeler regulations by June?
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (242+ words) The Morning 3-wheeler regulations by June? 19 May 2026 | BY Dhanushka Dharmapriya - NTC to submit amendments including to fares for gazetting The National Transport Commission (NTC) has announced that regulations concerning three-wheeler drivers and amendments to three-wheeler fares will be submitted by…...