Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
The Minister of Energy answered that the proposed plant was a 10 MW facility to be constructed by a private company, so no precise project cost could be stated and neither the Government nor the Ceylon Electricity Board had spent funds on it. He stated that construction was suspended by a Cabinet decision dated 11 October 2021, but the Waste Management Authority had informed him that steps were being taken to restart the project.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes. (ii) 10 MW. (iii) As the plant was to be constructed by a private company, a precise amount cannot be stated. Neither the Ceylon Electricity Board nor the Government has spent any funds on this. (iv) By Cabinet decision dated 11.10.2021, construction was suspended. However, the Waste Management Authority has taken necessary steps to restart the project, as reported to me.
¶ 03 (b) Does not arise.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/447