The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Sajith Premadasa challenged the Chief Government Whip’s position on coal imports, stating that 25 coal ships had been ordered and imports continued despite a postponement debate. He alleged ongoing quality problems with recent coal cargoes, arguing that their calorific value, ash content, and other parameters were below standard and insufficient to generate 300 MW, unlike 11 Russian shipments which he said met specifications.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I refer to what the Hon. Chief Government Whip said. Whether he knows it or not, 25 coal ships have been ordered. Even after the postponement debate, coal continues to be imported. Serious quality issues remain; we cannot produce 300 MW from those cargos; their gross calorific value and other parameters, including ash content, are below standard. For your information, the eleven Russian ships had coal meeting specifications and yielding 300 MW.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 March 2026 ·No. 23335 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14847