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Rising Fuel Costs Could Derail Sri Lanka’s Electricity Tariff Cuts

Source: Lanka News
Category: Politics
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: September 29, 2026 at 05:20

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Sri Lanka’s promise of cheaper electricity through renewable energy is facing a new and potentially serious contradiction: the Government is expanding solar power and battery storage while simultaneously confronting a sharp resurgence in global fuel prices that could push electricity generation costs higher. Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka has declined to give consumers a firm timeline […] The post Rising Fuel Costs Could Derail Sri Lanka’s Electricity Tariff Cuts appeared first on Lankanews.lk .

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