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3,000 KVA DIESEL GENSET FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA

Trade Promoters Limited (TPL), sole distributor for Cummins in Sri Lanka and the Maldives has provided a 3000kVA Cummins generator to Texlan Center (Pvt) Ltd.

This is the single largest generator TPL supplied in Sri Lanka and marks a major milestone for the TPL company. It s the number one supplier of generators in Sri Lanka. Texlan is an Italian-owned group of companies backed by over 40 years of experience in the hosiery industry. The first plant here was established 30 years ago.

CARBON EMISSIONS IN CHINA WILL HIT A RECORD HIGH FOR 2023 REPORTS WESTERN ENERGY THINK-TANK

Experts predict that China’s carbon emissions will hit a new record in 2023 as a reflection of an economic rebound. A rapid expansion in green energy, however, will enable its emissions to peak soon, a global energy think tank has said.

China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas, saw its carbon dioxide emissions rise 4% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2022, reaching more than 3 billion tonnes, according to a new report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) for Carbon Brief. This is the highest first-quarter number on record.

The increase was driven by an economic rebound after the end of China’s zero-Covid policy, economic stimulus measures and weak hydro generation due to an ongoing drought.

“Looking at the rest of the year, the government’s focus on economic growth means that China’s emissions are likely to reach an all-time high in 2023, topping the previous peak in 2021,” comments Lauri Myllyvirta and Qi Qin, analysts at CREA. However, the emissions could peak soon, as China has accelerated its clean energy push and installed record amounts of solar and wind power capacity.