India offers to supply LNG to Sri Lankan power plants - Sri Lanka minister

Petronet LNG

01/02/2024 10:29

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - India has proposed to
supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Sri Lanka to help the
island nation produce power from its Yughadhanavi and
Sobhadabavi power plants, Sri Lanka's Energy Minister said on
Thursday.
    "In the efforts to expedite the process to generate power
from LNG the Government of India has proposed an interim
solution from Petronet LNG  PLNG.NS ," Energy Minister Kanchana
Wijesekera said in a post on social media platform X.
    He said the interim solution was discussed with Sri Lankan
government officials, the Indian High Commision, Ceylon
Electricity Board (CEB) and Petronet LNG.
    Petronet LNG is India's top gas importer.

 (Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Nidhi Verma in New
Delhi; Editing by YP Rajesh)
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