Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) incurred a loss to the tune of Rs. 9.8 billion per annum as a result of the delays in the construction and commissioning of the Uma Oya hydropower plant.

"The delays in the construction and commissioning of the hydropower plant due to various politically motivated protests is estimated to be a loss of Rs 9.8 Billion per annum to the CEB. The hydropower plant project was scheduled to be commissioned in December 2015," the lawmaker said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Wijesekera's remarks came after a meeting with the Managing Director, Chairman of the Board and the officials of the FARAB Group, an Iran-based contractor, as w...