Rs. 2.2 bn. hydropower cost missing from coal loss calculation: Ranawaka
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Daily Mirror reports that former Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka challenged calculations of losses associated with low-quality coal imports.
Daily Mirror says Ranawaka argued that the calculations did not include the opportunity cost of hydropower used to compensate for the shortfall, which he valued at Rs. 2.2 billion.
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Earlier coverage
Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.
- Newswire · Govt aims to recover Rs. 15.765 bn coal-related loss from suppliers: Energy Minister
- Hiru News (සිංහල) · විදුලි බිඳවැටීමෙන් රුපියල් කෝටි 400කට වැඩි ආර්ථික පාඩුවක් - හිටපු අමාත්ය පාඨලී
- Newswire · Substandard coal imports linked to Rs. 18.3 billion loss, Parliament told
- Daily Mirror · Inferior coal costs country Rs. 15 Billion