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Mr. Jayakody, who survived a ‘No Trust’ vote last week, is the first resignation of the National People’s Power (NPP) government since it was elected in late 2024 on an anti-corruption platform. Photo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Energy website
Sri Lanka’s Minister for Power and Energy Kumara Jayakody resigned on Friday (April 17, 2026) soon after a high-powered Presidential Commission was announced to probe a state-owned entity’s coal imports for power generation.
Mr. Jayakody, who survived a ‘No Trust’ vote last week, is the first resignation of the National People’s Power (NPP) government since it was elected in late 2024 on an anti-corruption platform.
Published – April 17, 2026 04:15 pm IST
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Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion
