Cabinet has approved a proposal to purchase electricity at 8.26 US Cents per KW from the proposed wind power stations in Mannar and Pooneryn.
The rates will be paid in Sri Lankan Rupees as per the actual foreign exchange rate, the government stated.
The power stations will contribute 484 Mega Watts to the national grid.
On March 7, 2022, Cabinet approval was given to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with M/s Adani Green Energy Limited of India to develop wind power stations in Mannar and Pooneryn.
Accordingly, a negotiation committee was appointed by Cabinet in order to evaluate the project proposal furnished by the said Company. Based on the recommendations of that Committee, the Cabinet granted approval to the resolution forwarded by the Minister of Electricity and Power to accept the above price for the electricity generated under the proposed project.
Approval was also granted to award this tender to M/s Adani Green Energy SL Limited for a period of 20 years.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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