The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake argued that if firm renewable generation could be supplied at about 8 cents per kWh, Sri Lanka could reduce fuel costs and avoid major capital burdens. He said domestic use should be prioritized before considering exports, while noting that battery storage or transmission links, including from Mannar to India, may be required to support such power trade.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 You may say “no,” but this will be in Hansard. Say 8 cents per kWh or any number; they will ask for battery storage, or else they will lay a power line from Mannar to India. They are already laying lines from India to Singapore; doing it here is easy. First use domestically; then export.
¶ 02 If they give firm generation at eight cents, we need not pay for fuel, nor would we have a capital problem. We say this with understanding, Hon. Presiding Member.
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