AsiaElec: Sri Lanka unveils long-term nuclear power plans

Sri Lanka's government has revealed its commitment to integrating nuclear energy into its long-term energy strategy. This announcement follows the recent approval of comprehensive reforms in the country's electricity sector by the Cabinet of Ministers. Against the backdrop of recent energy and fuel shortages that plagued Sri Lanka due to mismanaged government programmes, the Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, has disclosed the government's intended shift toward nuclear energy.

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