Two page Q & A based article has been published in the LMD January 2018 issue (please
refer page 152 & 153 ofthe digest LMD) with the answers from rhe General Manager, CEB.

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The households that have installed solar power panels and are supplying a net excess of electricity to the national grid under the government subsidized solar promotion programmes are placing further burdens on those who do not generate solar power, according to a leading expert.

“When a customer makes his bill zero through net metering or net plus or net accounting or whatever, when his bill is zero, he pays, theoretically, at least a retail service cost,” RMA Consultants Managing Director Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya said. However, this does not happen, reducing revenue for the state-run utilities companies and potentially placing such costs among the rest of the households, which do not supply such an excess of electricity to the grid and reduce their bills to zero.

The total cost not charged from solar PV households has increased from Rs.12 million in 2012 to Rs.1 billion by 2016 and is increasing further, according to Dr. Siyambalapitiya, who spoke at the public consultation on rooftop solar PV, organised by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

“So what happens today? A customer who doesn’t have a solar PV system or a customer who can’t afford a solar PV system or a customer who doesn’t have a roof to mount his solar PV system,

is paying the capacity charge of the net metered and net plus and other customers and so on,” he said.

The government is providing subsidies for households to install solar panels, in order to minimize the country going into a power crisis before the year 2020, when the first of the many delayed major power plants are expected to become operational. Environmentally-friendly agendas are also present, which were furthered under the 2018 budget.

Dr. Siyambalapitiya however said that the promotional subsidies provided to induce households to purchase solar PV systems have been going on for around a decade, which is not present in other businesses.

He said that the Christmas promotions currently going on for other businesses will end in a month or so, when such businesses revert to normal operations.
“So promotion is going on, no harm, as long as somebody pays for the promotion. Governments can decide to provide subsidies. But what I say is that not to ignore this developing problem, in which utilities are asked to forgo the distribution revenue due to them by the customers and not defining who pays this,” he said.
The government has committed to also charge cost-reflective electricity prices from consumers next year

The grid is also experiencing higher voltage than it could handle due to solar power directly being supplied to the grid, many experts highlighted at the public consultation, which Dr. Siyambalapitiya too acknowledged.

He said that the PUCSL should not focus only on the good side of household solar power generation but do a complete assessment on the effects of longer-term proliferation of solar PV among households.“Because if you miss certain things, it may be possible that sometime in the near future, the entire programme will be suspended or it may be suspended for review and it may never be started again,” he said.Dr. Siyambalapitiya took responsibility for writing a concept paper in 2008, which resulted in the government approving the net metering concept.

“I had very few supporters then but today also when I express caution, my supporters in 2008 are now against me,” he said.

http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Energy-expert-highlights-loopholes-in-subsidized-solar-power-promo-campaigns–142228.html

http://www.economynext.com/CMEC_gets_Sri_Lanka_coal_power_maintenance_contract-3-9392-8.html

Dec 21, 2017 12:49 PM

http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=177621

January 4, 2018, 10:19 pm

By Dr A.C.Visvalingam
President, CIMOGG
www.cimogg-srilanka.org
[email protected]

From the early 1970s, the highly-committed senior engineer Carlo Fernando lobbied sincerely, knowledgeably and forcefully to press the governments of the time to build one or two medium-sized coal-based power stations and not to go in for gas turbine or diesel engine-powered electricity generation. The thrust of his logic was that (1) Sri Lanka’s hydropower potential was limited and would soon be fully exploited, (2) the volume and timing of rainfall could not be accurately predicted, (3) the “base load” electricity demand would be best met by resorting to thermal power which is ideally suited for that purpose but hydropower, on account of its limited availability, should be employed only to meet peak loads over and above the “base load”, (4) coal power stations from reputed sources are robust and have a long life, with relatively simple maintenance requirements, as compared to petroleum-fuelled engines and gas turbines, (5) nuclear power was far too complex for Sri Lanka to handle, quite apart from its radiation dangers in the event of an accident, (6) wind power was highly variable and too expensive, (7) solar power could be effective during daylight hours but was expensive and inflexible because the electricity generated could not be stored economically for night-time use, and (8) coal was plentifully available and relatively cheap whereas liquified natural gas (LNG) was far more costly at that time. Wave power, tidal power, ocean thermal energy conversion, hot dry rock heat extraction etc were still far from reaching industrial application status. As things stood then, from a practical point of view, coal power was the choice that could be considered to have been the most suited for Sri Lanka.

 

During that time, there was relatively little strength in the hands of the environmental lobby and consequently the proponents of coal power wielded greater influence, although not so much as the petroleum lobby, in which greedy politicians had a “quick-return” interest, and still do. Meanwhile, coal power boiler manufacturers were working hard in a genuine effort to make coal more acceptable by finding ways and means of limiting the volumes of dust, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide that would emerge from the power station chimneys. Dealing with heavy metals like cadmium, lead and mercury was not considered to be economically feasible and was, therefore, not given much attention. The population of Sri Lanka then was very much less than it is now and, hence, it was possible to identify a few sites in sparsely populated, protected, coastal locations where coal could be unloaded and stored conveniently, where a good cooling water supply was available, and the spreading of coal dust from the point of unloading from ships to the releasing of the treated flue gases into the atmosphere could be expected to affect only a limited area with a small population. In this scenario, the “raw” cost of coal power generation was shown to be much lower than the costs associated with the alternatives then available, including LNG. However, the ground situation has greatly altered over the past 30-40 years and we need to examine this issue afresh.

 

One very important change that has taken place since the 1970s and 1980s is that the population has grown substantially and spread into areas that were sparsely populated three or four decades ago. A second significant factor is that there are now several individuals and organisations that are much more knowledgeable and vocal about the types and scale of the damage caused to our environment by power projects. Most of the recent newspaper articles inveighing against the promotion of “clean coal” have been written by scientists, engineers and environmentalists who have taken the trouble to study the physical and chemical analyses of the products of coal combustion to underpin their case, which is a strong one, against those who advocate the use of “clean coal”. The third matter that one cannot ignore is the unwelcome spread of coal dust during transport, handling, storage and combustion, against which nuisance there are currently several petitions filed by the public at Norochcholai, which make it clear that this is an issue that cannot be glossed over. We are not aware whether any detailed analyses and costings have been done on the environmental damage caused by coal dust and the removal of such dust to whatever extent may be practical. If even an approximate cost of the environmental degradation and public annoyance caused by coal during the various stages of transferring it from ships to boilers could be worked out and added to the “raw” cost of coal power, a fairer economic comparison may be made with sources of power that have fewer negative features, particularly LNG.

 

In the case of LNG, its shipping, unloading, transport, handling and combustion do not spread unwelcome oily black particulate matter over the surrounding countryside although the amount of carbon dioxide that is released would be of the same order as in the case of coal. Furthermore, burning LNG does not produce unwanted sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide and heavy metal combustion products.

 

Another key consideration is that Sri Lanka has no coal of its own and will forever be dependent on whichever sources are identified as producing the particular type of coal that is required for the particular design of the steam boiler that is selected. In contrast, over the past three or four decades, LNG has become more readily available from several sources and the design of the burners and boilers is not sensitive to the source of the LNG. Of the greatest relevance is the fact that Sri Lanka’s marine resources are known to include substantial natural gas reserves which, if developed with reasonable expedition, would be a fuel source that cannot be monopolised by cartels of foreign suppliers working in concert in the international markets to keep raising their prices as and when they please.

 

We need also to recognise that working out a cost for environmental degradation and public annoyance caused by the transporting, handling and burning of coal does not remove these undesirable effects. Avoiding these negative impacts altogether, ab initio, even at a higher cost by going for a cleaner fuel would be far better than creating these adverse impacts in the first place. In other words, minimising pollution from the outset is better than polluting first and trying to clean up the mess later.

 

Even the “solution” offered by planting trees to compensate for carbon dioxide emissions suffers from the same flaws whether the fuel be coal or LNG, namely, the large area of land required and the many years it would take for the trees to reach a size at which they would be effective, during which the power plants would have spewed out colossal amounts of carbon dioxide. Needless to say, renewable sources of power would be better but, as things stand at the moment, they cannot be relied upon to provide solid “base load” power any time soon.

 

It should be remembered that the government committed itself, as recently as in April 2016, to the international community by undertaking to base her development on a fossil-free agenda. We also understand that the Cabinet has already approved a Long Term Generation Plan for electrical power, covering the period 2017-2038. It was not many months ago that the public were informed that a firm decision had been taken to work with LNG and not coal. That decision must have been taken after a careful study and it is, therefore, surprising to learn that the government is being pressurised to go back to the plan to build two “clean coal” power plants. Whilst there are honest engineers who believe that coal power should be selected over LNG because they give a different weighting to the relative advantages and disadvantage of these two sources of heat energy, there may be some crooked political heavyweights who favour coal because it could prove to be a long-term godsend that would keep on yielding golden eggs for many years without leaving room to exploit our natural gas resources for power-production purposes. Taking all factors into account, the Citizens’ Movement for Good Governance (CIMOGG) is of the view that LNG should prevail over “clean coal” until we get our renewable sources of energy fully mobilised, which, however, will take more than a decade or two of sustained effort.

 

 

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara publicly grouching about the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) not answering his calls has sparked a social media storm with both helpful tips and barbs thrown at him.

Five days after complaining that the CEB was not taking his calls, Sangakkara thanked the electricity utility in a tweet on Tuesday. His initial tweet triggered 106 comments, 121 re-tweets and 1,700 likes.

“Has anyone in Colombo been able to get through to the Ceylon Electricity Board offices? They don’t seem to be answering the phones at all,” Sangakkara complained on December 1 as millions of people were without electricity.

The effects of cyclone Ockhi had brought down power lines disrupting supplies to over 800,000 homes, hotels and businesses and the CEB was forced to draft in the services of the army to clear fallen trees and restore electricity.

Sangakkara’s fans offered him CEB hotline numbers as well as the power and energy ministry emergency helpline while some were irritated that the cricket legend was expecting favoured treatment during a natural disaster.

“You have endorsed so many mobile networks, which one are you using to call CEB,” a twitter user asked Sangakkara. “I used a SLT landline and had no problem whatsoever. They also gave a perfectly reasonable explanation for the delay in restoring service. It is not cricket to criticise unfairly. UNFAIR.”

That comment by a user identified as @Rohanperera73 apparently got under the skin of Sangakkara who replied with a terse: “wow. Aren’t you a superstar.” That provoked an angry rebuttal: “It is the superstars who are agitated when their phone is not answered. We, the commoners, are used to standing in line for service. Match-fixing superstars don’t have patience, Think they are owed priority. As Ranatunga sys, should investigate 2011 WC debacle at Wankhede. SAD.”

It was apparently a reference to Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga’s recent call for an investigation into how the island lost the finals to India in a match many thought Sangakkara’s team was on its way to win when suddenly the course of the game changed dramatically.

There was no direct response from Sangakkara to the sniping, but he appeared to take the advice of many fans who gave him the correct hotline numbers, but posted another tweet saying he was having lousy luck. “thank you. When I call and am on hold waiting for my turn the line cuts off suddenly when I’m the next in line. Wil kp tryingne,” he said.

@dumindaaxsb offered this advice to Sangakkara: “Use Auto-Redial, that’s the only way to call any CEB office in #lka during down times.” He added a link to download an auto redial app.

A fan in India suggested that Sri Lankans, including Sangakkara,  were better off than Indians  @Salmangondekar said: “Here in India we don’t even have helpline numbers.”

@mandeep_karetha advised Sangakkara to have a cup of Ceylon tea and possibly recover his patience.

on Tuesday, Sangakkara thanked the CEB: “Many thanks to the Ceylon Electricity Board Homagama. Got through to them and they explained that they were responding to an overwhelming amount of requests. They assured that power will be restored at the soonest. Sometimes all you need is a proper explanation.

A few minutes later he said: “And power has been restored. Thank you again to the CEB.”

Another fan advised Sangakkara against rushing to criticize the CEB. @shibs_123 said: “Next time pls dont be hasty to taking to social media for small issues:)”

At least one twitter user complained that Sangakkara had blocked him after he responded to what he thought was unfair criticism of the CEB during a national calamity.

Sangakkara may have considered criticism offensive, but left on his twitter feed several comments containing disparaging remarks on several, including the President. (COLOMBO, December 6, 2017)
http://www.economynext.com/CEB_irks_Sri_Lanka_cricket_legend_and_lights_up_twitter-3-9306-10.html Continue reading “CEB irks Sri Lanka cricket legend and lights up twitter” →

Nov 09, Colombo: The Governments of China and Sri Lanka have taken steps to implement a joint project to establish a 400 MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power plant in Hambantota.

The project will be implemented with the prime objective of providing electricity to the industrial zone proposed to be constructed at Hambantota and to overcome the power scarcity that may occur in the future.

The project is expected to be implemented as a Joint Venture between the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), nominated by the Government of China and the Ceylon Electricity Board.

It will be included in long term energy plan approved by Public Utilities Commission and implemented with relevant approvals.

The proposal made by the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Ranjith Siyambalapitiya to implement the proposed project with relevant approvals was approved by the Cabinet.

The Sri Lankan government has decided not to set up anymore coal power plants in the country and hopes the country to be 100 percent powered by renewable energy by 2030.

India’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, Petronet LNG Ltd will soon form a joint venture with Japanese and Sri Lankan companies to set up a Liquefied Natural Gas terminal near Colombo in Sri Lanka

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_17B/Nov09_1510244353CH.php

 

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