20 of 2009, to allow foreign companies – most likely to be certain Chinese companies – to generate electricity using renewable energy. When contacted by The Morning, CEWU General Secretary Ranjan Jayalal claimed that there are plans to amend several sections of the said Act to enable foreign companies to obtain licenses to generate electricity using solar and wind power. He further alleged that the CEWU has received information that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is preparing to purchase the electricity that would be generated by such foreign companies at Rs. Attempts to contact State Minister Dissanayake and Solar Power, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development State Ministry Secretary D.K. However, when contacted, Power Ministry Secretary Wasantha Perera denied the allegations made by the CEWU.

Source: The Nation July 14, 2021 19:52 UTC