The Hon. Hector Appuhamy
Hon. Hector Appuhamy asked the Minister of Energy to provide year-by-year figures from 2015 onward on revenue earned from selling ash produced by the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant. He also requested details on the sales method used and the amount of that revenue allocated for the welfare of local residents affected by environmental issues near the plant, asking for reasons if the information cannot be provided.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Energy:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House the -
¶ 03 (i) income generated from selling the ash collected after combustion of coal at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant in each of the years from 2015 to the present, separately;
¶ 04 (ii) method that was followed in the sale of ash; and
¶ 05 (iii) amount allocated from the revenue so generated for the welfare of the local residents who are settled in the vicinity of the power plant and affected by environmental problems?
¶ 06 (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 February 2026 ·No. 23270 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2026. No. 23270. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4542