Cabinet has approved a proposal for the establishment of two solar power plants in Sampur, Trincomalee in a joint venture with India.
Stage one of the project will be 50 Megawatt capacity plant and stage two a 70 Megawatt plant.
They will be implemented by the Trincomalee Power Company Ltd, established as a partnership by the Ceylon Electricity Board and National Thermal Power Corporation of India as a joint venture between two governments.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Power and Energy to take necessary steps to implement the proposed projects.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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