Sri Lanka has lost Rs 8.4 billion (Rs 8,497 million) from nine shipments of inferior-quality coal, while the country could lose a total of Rs 114 billion if the alleged scam continues for a year, a conference was told yesterday.
President of the Solar Energy Procurement Constructors Association, Shyam Pathiraja, addressing a seminar on the alleged coal purchase scam organised by the Joint Opposition, said the losses from the first shipment amounted to Rs 554 million, while the second shipment caused losses of Rs 362 million. The loss from the third shipment amounted to Rs 1,318 million, the fourth Rs 471 million, the fifth Rs 598 million, the sixth Rs 1,182 million, the seventh Rs 931 million, the eighth Rs 1,558 million and the ninth Rs 1,493 million. Read More Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines - Print Edition SL loses Rs 8.4Bn from nine shipments of inferior-quality coal
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