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Energy and Water Supply
Recent trends and developments in public finance issues relating to energy and water supply.
Change in Tariffs on Monthly Electricity Consumption
Electricity tariffs were initially revised in August 2022, which was the first revision since November 2014. However, in February 2023 tariffs were revised again (see table below).      
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Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka to restructure US $ 800mn water debt
Sri Lanka, with World Bank support, will restructure $800 million in water sector debt and access credit enhancement schemes to ensure transparent, affordable new water projects, aligning with SDG6, according to Minister Jeevan Thondaman.
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Sri Lanka to buy wind power from Adani for 8.26 US...
Sri Lanka is purchasing power from wind plants developed by Adani Green Energy Limited of India. The agreed price for the power is...
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Daily Mirror
Extended Power Cuts if funds are wasted for Local...
As the United National Party (UNP) said no one should complain about power cuts and  scarcity of essential goods if funds are allocated to hold the local government election, the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya questioned as to how one could intimidate the Election Commission.
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Insight on Energy and Water Supply
April Fuel Price Update: Petrol 92 Align...
In April 2025, the market price of Petrol...
Fuel market price unchanged for 4 months...
Since December 2024, the market prices of...
February 2025 Fuel Price Update: Fuel Pr...
On 01 February 2025, the retail prices of...
January 2025 Fuel Price Update: Market a...
On 01 January 2025, the market prices of...
Fuel Price Formula: Revised Methodology
In January 2025, the
November 2024 Fuel Price Update: Market...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
Petrol & Diesel Market Prices vs. Formul...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
Petrol and Diesel vs. fuel price formula...
Following the monthly fuel price revision...
Where do 92 Octane and Auto Diesel stand...
On 31 May 2024, fuel prices in Sri Lanka...
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Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is eq...
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Dr. Sharmini Coorey is a non-resident fellow at Verité Research. She was a former Department Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and currently a member of the Presidential Advisory Group on multilateral engageme...
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The cost of assorting a traditional “kevili” table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has gone down in 2024 compared to 2023 but remains more than twice as high as it was in 2019.
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