1607/’17
Hon. (Prof.) Ashu Marasinghe – To ask the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy,—
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) whether the government has taken a decision to use Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) to generate electricity in Sri Lanka;
(ii) whether he is aware that so far there is no possibility of using natural gas produced in Sri Lanka for commercial use;
(iii) if so, the plan the government has for importing and storing liquefied Natural Gas required for generating electricity;
(iv) if not, whether it is a process of constructing power plants in which electricity is produced out of diesel that the government is doing, in the guise of introducing liquid Natural Gas; and
(v) if such a risky situation prevails, why doesn’t the government take steps to promote renewable energy?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2017-08-22
Asked by
Hon. (Prof.) Ashu Marasinghe, M.P.
Ministry
Power and Renewable Energy
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Power Generation with LNG
Answered Date
2017-08-22
Answered by
Hon. Ajith P. Perera, M.P.
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