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The power supply would come to almost normal with the resumption of power generation at the Lakvijaya coal power plant at Norochcholai today, Power and Energy Ministry Secretary C.M.C. Ferdinando said yesterday.

“This will be a huge relief as all the reservoirs that use for hydro power generation have been dried up due to the prevailing drought in the catchment areas,” he said.

As a result the power generation had been reduced by about 1,000 MWs and all thermal power plants generate power to full capacity. The Norochcholai coal power plant will add 300 MWs to the national grid from today.

The fuel crisis at the Laskdanavi power plant has been resolved and it will generate its full capacity shortly.

The CEB needs 35 million units of electricity per day to meet the demand and due to the break down at several thermal power plants and at the Lakdanavi coal power plants, the CEB has short of about 400 MWs that compelled it to resort to rotating power cuts. (SAJ)


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  • pol- atha Thursday, 07 July 2011 01:50 AM

    no plan future power plant. power cut forever.

    Samba Thursday, 07 July 2011 02:41 AM

    Power cuts or Break downs???????
    Who is telling the truth.

    Heamu Thursday, 07 July 2011 03:08 AM

    shave your head

    Tharaka Chanaka Thursday, 07 July 2011 03:15 AM

    miracle of asia

    Sam Thursday, 07 July 2011 04:53 AM

    Its time for SL to find alternate ways of providing power without relying on coal or water (rain)

    Roshan Thursday, 07 July 2011 05:11 AM

    From today onward there will be frequent breakdown of power and no more power cut. Because breakdown can occur at anytime and can go for hours until they repair it.

    Hash Thursday, 07 July 2011 06:04 AM

    yeah.. until the election or ?

    ChulangaRox Thursday, 07 July 2011 06:13 AM

    Where is our minister of Power and Energy? We have to do our AL this August? Power cuts disturb our studies. Please find solution for this.

    Cynic Thursday, 07 July 2011 06:25 AM

    Minister said there were no power cuts. How can power cuts which were not there be no more?

    kenny_fdo Thursday, 07 July 2011 06:31 AM

    Well here in kalutara we didn't have power from 9.30am to 11.30am. way to go minister

    agasthi abeysinghe Thursday, 07 July 2011 10:17 AM

    Yes. today we had a power cut at Dankotuwa 11.30am to 1.30pm.
    They don't know what they say.

    Obama Thursday, 07 July 2011 10:33 AM

    I'll try this too...

    Haja Friday, 08 July 2011 07:58 AM

    Today we had a power cut from 11.30 :D


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