The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union (CEBEU) has warned Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya that if a competitive bidding process is not carried out on non-competitive solar power, they would resort to trade union action.

“We had informed him about the impact on electricity consumers due to non-competitive Solar Power. We understand that the government is in the process of establishing Solar PV power plants through the private sector as part of its Non-Conventional Renewable Energy (NCRE) drive.  CEBEU has been always supportive of implementing NCRE in the country to the optimum and reasonable limits.” READ MORE …