Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera questioned the Government’s characterization of the Adani energy project as a government-to-government agreement, arguing that India and Adani should not be treated as the same entity under the Electricity Act. He referred to election pledges to cancel the agreement and claimed that competitive bidding could have secured a lower electricity price than the reported USD cents 8.26 per unit. He also asked the Minister to disclose the contents of Adani’s written notification regarding its reported withdrawal from the project, citing its national importance.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, “Government of India” is not “Adani.” Likewise, “Government of Sri Lanka” is the Government. In your election manifestos you stated clearly that you would cancel this agreement. We have no issue with India or Adani per se; but if there had been competitive bidding, a unit of electricity would not be procured at about USD cents 8.26—roughly double. Please answer clearly: this is not a government-to-government agreement under the Electricity Act’s meaning. You are not saying so directly—why?
¶ 02 My first supplementary: Media reported Adani announced withdrawal from the project. You then said it was not final. Now you say you have written notification. We wish to know the contents of that letter of national importance.
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Cite as: Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 March 2025. No. 1744281136023320. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26389