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Unannounced power and water cuts already in force: Joint Opposition
By Yohan Perera Unannounced power and water cuts are already in force, a group of opposition parties alleged yesterday.
Oil, Coal and Power Cuts: Is the Govt Walking Into Disaster?
A deepening national crisis is beginning to take shape as diplomatic missteps, Russian oil uncertainty, substandard coal, drought, and rising political pressure combine to place Sri Lanka on the edge of another energy and governance storm. It has now been 35 days since the United States began its war against Iran. What started as a confrontation involving only the United States, Israel, and Iran has steadily widened into a broader Middle Eastern conflict, sending shockwaves through the region and creating economic and political consequences that are now being felt far beyond its borders, including in Sri Lanka. Within the very first hour of the conflict, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa made a special statement in Parliament, warning that the war could soon trigger a fuel crisis in Sri Lanka. He cautioned that the Strait of Hormuz might be closed and stressed that the country should urgently begin talks with nations such as Russia and India to ensure an uninterrupted supply of fuel and energy resources. Follow The Morning Telegraph WhatsApp Channel Get breaking updates, instant alerts, and exclusives. Join Now Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, however, responded dismissively, even mockingly, arguing that there was no genuine danger of the Strait of Hormuz being shut. He further claimed that even if such a development took place, Sri Lanka would still face no real problem because oil could easily be sourced through Singapore. Yet, in the end, those who mocked Premadasa’s warning now appear to have fallen directly into the very crisis he predicted. They were eventually forced to begin urgent discussions with Russia in an effort to secure fuel supplies, but by then the response looked far less like strategy and far more like a delayed reaction after the damage had already begun. Last week, the Inside Politics column revealed that attempts to obtain oil from Russia were not being pursued primarily through formal government-to-government channels, but rather through personal networks and informal connections. Many had assumed that Russia, under a left-oriented political leadership, would naturally support Sri Lanka’s present self-described leftist government. But perhaps because the current administration has projected an ideologically confused posture, appearing to lean both left and right at the same time, Moscow did not initially seem eager to assist. BRICS Summit A major reason cited by many observers was Sri Lanka’s decision to decline a written i...
Power crisis looms: Govt. blames West Asian conflict, opposition flags ...
One of the most pressing is a potential electricity crisis that may result in scheduled power cuts having to be imposed for a prolonged period. Last Sunday, the government officially launched its ' Surakimu Lanka ' national programme to promote energy conservation.
Study on Gas Supply Interruptions in Sri Lanka - LinkedIn
Sri Lanka is currently facing severe and regular interruptions in gas supply, a crisis driven by a combination of acute geopolitical shocks and long-standing structural weaknesses in energy ...
