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Chinese firm asks for over Rs 4,000 mn as compensation over delay in ECT construction
The Island
|November 17, 2025
A one-and-a-half year delay in completing the East Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port has caused massive losses, with the Chinese contractor demanding a staggering Rs 4,227 mn in compensation.
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According to a statement issued by M. Jayalath Perera, Director Legislative Services / Director Communication (Acting), Parliament of Sri Lanka, the Cabinet approved the contract, worth Rs. 40,272 mn, in November, 2021, and the relevant agreements signed in the following month.
The project, which was scheduled to be completed by the first week of January 2025, is now due for completion in July, 2026.
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