The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
The Minister stated that the Cabinet decision of 18 March 2024 to build a new refinery in Trincomalee was superseded by a new Cabinet decision on 9 February 2025 to expand and develop the existing Sapugaskanda Refinery under the CPC. He said the CPC has initiated the Expression of Interest process, appointed the Project Committee and Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee, and plans to call for proposals by the end of the month.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answers are as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) 2024.03.18.
¶ 03 (ii) Based on the CPC Board’s recommendation, a new Cabinet Memorandum was submitted on 2025.01.29 to rescind the earlier 2024.03.18 decision to build a new refinery in Trincomalee and instead to expand and develop the existing Sapugaskanda Refinery. Cabinet approval has been obtained. The Memorandum also authorizes sourcing a suitable developer/investor and implementing the project under the CPC.
¶ 04 Accordingly, on 2025.02.09, Cabinet approval was granted. The CPC has initiated Expression of Interest for the Sapugaskanda expansion project. The Project Committee (PC) and Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee (CANC) have been appointed, and further steps are underway. It is planned to publish and call for proposals by end of this month.
¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 June 2025. No. 1751600792021434. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1877