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Energy crisis: An utter sham

Ceylon FT had the privilege of talking to former power generation planner and Energy Consultant Dr Tilak Siyambalapitiya on the current fuel price increase and the way it was executed. Tilak Siyambalapitiya graduated from University of Moratuwa in 1982 with first class honours in Electrical Engineering. He worked in the Ministry of Power and Energy...

Power Cuts again: Planners’ worry now is about 2016

It was a bright sunny day in early 1993. Two engineers of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had a brief: accompany a visiting delegation from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and show them four optional sites, three in Puttalam District and one in Gampaha District, to locate a coal-fired power plant. JBIC had...

Norochcholai Power plant: A postscript

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Electricity tariff hike: Costs vs pricing

Not a single credible cost figure was quoted by any of the editors and reporters, who wrote miles of editorials and reports over the last few weeks on the subject of electricity costs and prices. All such editors and reporters, and the readers alike, and the protestors in Parliament and on the streets, took cover...

Sri Lanka’s Power Monopoly

04th April 2013, www.lankabusinessonline.com Costs claimed by Sri Lanka’s power monopoly Ceylon Electricity Board are murky, the efficiency of expensive plants and other costs are not independently audited, respondents at a public hearing on a proposed tariff hike said. Disallowing around 30 billion rupees from the tariff filing also raised more questions about cost transparency...

Generation situation and economics of Sri Lankan power sector

“When we talk about power generation situation, we have to consider three issues namely; adequacy of generation, cost of generation and the generation mix” said Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya, senior energy consultant, during an interview with EnergyzEE team. Adequacy of power generation in Sri Lanka What do you think about the current situation in terms of...

Poor transparency burdens consumers

Despite the cost of electricity declining in Sri Lanka in real terms the benefits have not been transferred to the consumers, because of the failure of the regulator to publish the cost structure and make the process of conversion of cost to prices transparent, an energy sector consultant revealed.“If you look at the cost structure...

Energy Review Policy: Response

Apropos article by Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya on ‘Energy Policy Review’ published on 1st and 2nd June 2011 in ‘The Island’, small Hydro Power Developers Association wishes to point out some factual errors made by Dr. Siyambalapitiya which mislead the readers regarding the Tariff paid to Small Hydro Power Developers.   The Standardized Power Purchasing Agreements...