tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609247588345867886.post5316016355862568786..comments2024-03-20T14:50:53.112+05:30Comments on The Chemical Engineering Blog: Norochcholai Coal Power Plant – Do we need it? Or Notchemicalenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697927026368592992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609247588345867886.post-75602442699497433352008-02-09T15:35:00.000+05:302008-02-09T15:35:00.000+05:30Thank you SAM,Good commentThank you SAM,<BR/><BR/>Good commentThushara Subasinghehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968293718436358942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609247588345867886.post-43697950253088425532008-02-08T22:18:00.000+05:302008-02-08T22:18:00.000+05:30Good post. As long as I know, first time this coal...Good post. <BR/>As long as I know, first time this coal plant was planned to setup in down south somewhere. And Buddhist monks in that area, like always, oppose to anything new, and they move the plan to current location. And the Christian priest wanted to show that they also have voice, they organize the new campaign. Even though it sound ridicules it may seems, that is how things roll in Sri Lanka. Few years back I talked to one of those Organizers and that is how I got know the agenda behind all that. <BR/><BR/>What about if you are someone live in an area with a fossil fuel power plant around? There is such area already in Sri Lanka. That is calling Kelaniya. Land price is up and people live happily – girls are pretty too. What is the deal? <BR/><BR/>How about if you are sick in a hospital there is no electricity because some environmentalist decide “beauty of village” is more important than having working x-ray machine in a hospital. Or someone was too selfish to relocate.<BR/><BR/>Power generated by the plant is THE investment – it should not be charity. Customers can be anyone. It can be local company or a foreign company. Anyway, right now there is no such a thing call local investment in anywhere in the world. Our companies operate in Africa, Indian companies operate in UK. UK companies, well.. they sell all their stuff to Indians. <BR/><BR/>Anyway why should we sell electricity for lower cost? Do you want me to work like a dog every day, so I can pay my taxes, so the government can donate electricity to bunch of assholes that didn’t even wanted to have the power plant in their neighborhood in the first place? Don’t make any sense.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681922480048360185noreply@blogger.com