NewsPublic Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator asked the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to develop 12 new scenarios which will provide different power plant combinations and submit on or before 07th of July 2017. PUCSL said these scenarios should be developed with updated prices for coal, natural gas and oil and with the cost of externalities (Social and environmental costs) and should be submitted together with input data. 5) To build aforesaid six scenarios under additional constraint of no future coal power plant additions that will generate six different power plant combinations for 20 years. The plan has been submitted to PUCSL for the approval and PUCSL held a written and oral public consultation to receive key stakeholder comments , proposals and views on the 20 year electricity generation plan. PUCSL will announce the decision on the LCLTGEP on 20th July 2017.

Source: Sunday Times June 29, 2017 14:03 UTC