HNB General Insurance appointed Lakshman Silva as Non-Executive/Nominee Director and Sandra De Zoysa as Independent/Non-Executive Director to its board. The appointments are intended to strengthen governance and drive digital/CX transformation as the insurer scales its platforms and customer service architecture.
CSE ended an eight-session slide as the ASPI rose 0.31% to 21,765.56 and the S&P SL20 gained 0.25% to 6,081.43. Turnover topped Rs.2bn with foreign net outflows of Rs.673mn; top contributors included Ceylon Cold Stores, Haycarb, John Keells and RIL, while banks (Commercial Bank, Sampath) led turnover.
The ASPI edged up 0.01% to 22,256.49 with turnover above Rs.1.56bn and foreign investors net-selling Rs.225mn. Hemas, NDB and Hayleys Fibre were top turnover contributors (Hemas and Hayleys up, Panasian Power down).
ASPI fell 0.4% (85.70 pts) to 21,461.47 as selling pressure reversed early gains; turnover was below Rs.1.7bn and foreign investors were net buyers of Rs.55.9m. Major negative contributors were C T Holdings, Melstacorp, Ambeon, Access Engineering and Central Finance, while John Keells, Chevron Lubricants and Commercial Bank were top turnover names.
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Panasian Power (PAP.N0000) connected its 5MW ground-mounted Baddegama solar plant to the national grid on Dec 30, with its subsidiary starting revenue generation and adding 5MWac/6.76MWp to the grid.
Panasian Power PLC connected a 5 MW (6.76 MWp DC) ground-mounted solar plant at Baddegama to the national grid on 30 December 2025 and has commenced revenue generation via a subsidiary. The plant is the final 5 MW unit under a batch of seven PPAs and the share price closed up Rs.0.40 at Rs.23.40.
Panasian Power (PAP.N0000) connected its 5MW ground-mounted Uda Aparakke solar plant to the Matara Grid Substation on Nov 17 and begins revenue generation, adding 5MWac/6.76MWp to the national grid. It is the sixth of seven 5MW projects the company has PPAs for with the Ceylon Electricity Board.
Panasian Power (PAP.N0000) connected a 5MWac (6.76MWp DC) ground-mounted solar plant at Uda Aparakke to the national grid, starting commercial revenue. It is the sixth 5MW plant under seven PPAs signed in Q3 2024, with one project still under development.
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