Tag: Electricity

Sri Lanka raises electricity tariffs, issues strict energy conserving guidelines

March 31, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka has decided to increase electricity prices with effect from April 1, the power authorities said. The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman K.P.L. Chandralal said on Monday (March 30, 2026) that the state power entity, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), had…

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Shocking science: What causes static electricity?

December 9, 2025 admin

Static electricity with hair and a balloon. | Photo Credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS To put it simply, static electricity is the small buildup of electrical charge on the surface of an object. It occurs when materials rub against each other and the friction often comes with a transfer of electrons, leading to an imbalance of charges….

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Budget 2025: FM opens up Nuclear power sector to private players and incentivises distribution reforms

February 1, 2025 admin

Currently, four VVER 1,000-MWe reactors are being built at the KKNPP site. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Boosting state’s power distribution and opening the nuclear power sector was announced by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her eighth Budget speech on Saturday (February 1, 2025). She announced incentivisation of distribution reforms to help the financial…

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Iraq To Import Electricity From Turkey

July 21, 2024 admin

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as authorities aim to diversify the country’s energy sources to ease chronic power outages. The 115-kilometre line connects to Kisik power plant west of Mosul and will provide 300 megawatts from Turkey to Iraq’s northern provinces of…

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