Substandard Coal and Emergency Purchases Caused Rs. 18.36 Billion Loss: Marikkar

Substandard coal and emergency purchases caused Rs. 18.36 billion loss: Marikkar

Substandard coal and emergency purchases caused Rs. 18.36 billion loss: Marikkar

Rs. 18.3 Billion and Counting: Who Will Pay for Sri Lanka’s Substandard Coal?

A parliamentary committee has disclosed an estimated Rs. 18.3 billion in losses and additional expenditure associated with substandard coal imports and delayed shipments. The findings raise fresh …

Loss from inferior coal tops Rs. 18.3 b

Inferior-quality coal has led to losses amounting to Rs. 18.3 billion, Parliament’s Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development Chairman, SJB MP S.M. Marikkar said yesterday, tabling an expert committee report on the losses. The report, dated 7 October, 2026, puts the additional cost and financial loss from the use of substandard coal at Rs. 15.7 billion between 1 January and 15 September. It separately calculates a

Substandard coal imports linked to Rs. 18.3 billion loss, Parliament told

Sri Lanka incurred an estimated Rs. 18.3 billion in losses and additional costs linked to substandard coal imports and shipmentContinue Reading