Sri Lanka, April 7 -- A special audit report has uncovered multiple irregularities in the coal procurement process carried out by the Lanka Coal Company for the Lakvijaya Power Plant for the 2025/2026 season.

According to the report issued by the Auditor General, a controversial supplier, Trident Chemphar Ltd, had relied on laboratory reports from a loading port facility whose license had already been revoked.

The audit was conducted following a request by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), which had raised concerns regarding procurement procedures and the quality of coal supplied to the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant.

The report further revealed that at the time bids were called, the selected supplier, Tride...