The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
The Minister of Energy tabled a written answer regarding CPC-owned tanks, stating that 24 tanks are vested in the CPC and that three were leased to Prima Ceylon Ltd in 2001 at Rs. 100 per tank per month, generating Rs. 3,600 annually. He further stated that Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd is the lessee and that Rs. 7,010 million is planned for refurbishing the remaining 21 CPC-owned tanks.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.
¶ 02 Answer tabled:
¶ 03 (a) (i) Yes.
¶ 04 (ii) Ninety (90).
¶ 05 (iii) Of 24 tanks vested in CPC, 3 tanks were leased on 2001.04.26 to Prima Ceylon Ltd under an agreement between CPC and Prima, at a monthly rent of Rs. 100 per tank for five years. Thus the annual rent per tank is Rs. 1,200; for 3 tanks, Rs. 3,600 per year, payable to CPC.
¶ 06 (iv) Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd.
¶ 07 (v) Annual lease income: Rs. 3,600.
¶ 08 (vi) An investment of Rs. 7,010 million is envisaged for the refurbishment of 21 tanks owned by CPC.
¶ 09 (b) Not applicable.
¶ 10 REMOVAL OF RESIDENTS FOR MEETHOTAMULLA GARBAGE DUMP PROJECT: PROVISION OF HOUSES
¶ 11 339/2024
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