The company is to process a total of 650 MT of fly ash per day to manufacture bricks by utilising the fly ash produced at the Chinese-built Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai. The processing capacity of the three local companies would be between 30-65 MT of fly ash per day. As learnt by The Morning, the total ash production of the Lakvijaya Plant is around 29,000 MT per month, and the plant sells 26,500 MT of ash for cement production, earning revenue of Rs. However according to Jayawardena, the fly ash is given away by the plant free of charge. 26 million per year to spray water on fly ash alone.

Source: The Nation November 30, 2020 01:06 UTC