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Low-Quality Coal Deal Deepens Sri Lanka’s Power Crisis

Source: Lanka News
Category: Politics
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: August 10, 2026 at 04:53

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Sri Lanka’s dependence on coal-fired electricity has come under renewed scrutiny after a government-owned power company estimated that the use of low-quality coal caused Rs. 5.68 billion in direct financial losses in just four months. Electricity Generation Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (EGL), the successor to the Ceylon Electricity Board, calculated the losses using operational data from […] The post Low-Quality Coal Deal Deepens Sri Lanka’s Power Crisis appeared first on Lankanews.lk .

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