Sri Lanka's Energy Minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion

Sri Lanka's Minister for Power and Energy Kumara Jayakody resigned connected Friday (April 17, 2026) soon aft a high-powered Presidential Commission was announced to probe a state-owned entity's ember imports for powerfulness generation.

Mr. Jayakody, who survived a 'No Trust' ballot past week, is the archetypal resignation of the National People's Power (NPP) authorities since it was elected successful precocious 2024 connected an anti-corruption platform.