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No fraudulent activity in bidding for LNG power plant - Ministry

16 Feb 2019

No fraudulent activity has been carried out in the awarding of tenders in the construction of the 300 megawatt Combined-Cycle LNG power plant in Kerawalpitiya the Ministry of Power, Energy and Business development said. Sulakshana Jayawardhana, Director (Development) and Media Spokesperson of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Business Development issuing a statement on Friday (15) said the reports circulating that the tender was awarded to a Chinese company for a higher bid was completely false. The local media further reported that according to engineers attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board, the country will lose Rs.75 billion within a span of 20 years if the tender was awarded to a higher bidder.  


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