INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka will be calling for an immediate tender on Tuesday (Sep
27) to procure coal for the Lakvijaya power plant in Norochcholai after the coal tender that was awarded on August 25 was cancelled, says
General Manager of Lanka Coal Company, Namal Hewage.On Sep
23, Minister of Power - Energy Kanchana Wijesekera announced that the selected supplier has pulled out after communicating the inability to
perform the tender, while citing concerns about the impact on legal cases filed and payment guarantee risk.Accordingly, the Lanka Coal
Company will publish a new International Open Competitive Tender that will allow any suitable supplier that has the ability to provide Coal
on a long-term credit basis.
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://adaderana.lk
