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Parliament oversight committee calls for Sahasdhanavi LNG power project price revision
Daily FT
|August 29, 2025
THE Parliament Secretariat yesterday said that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development called for a revision of the prices approved for the Kerawalapitiya Sahasdhanavi Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Power Plant to reflect current market conditions.
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The Committee instructed the Power and Energy Ministry to update the Cabinet on the latest cost estimates, as the original prices were based on fuel costs and foreign exchange rates from 2021, when the procurement process began.
This story is from the August 29, 2025 edition of Daily FT.
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