Lakwijaya breaks down again

Wednesday, 08 August 2012 13:12

The Lakwijaya Power Plant at Norochcholai had automatically shut down today due to the tripping of a transmission line from Norochcholai to Veyangoda. The shutdown deprived the national grid of 300MV, the Ministry of Power and Energy said.

Ceylon Electricity Board Chairman Wimaladharma Abeywickrema said they would take all relevant measures to ensure the plant was back to normal soon.

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-5+65 # Calistus Jayatilleke 2012-08-08 13:29

Chinese magic!

-3+41 # Cynic 2012-08-08 16:07

High time to rename it Mahinda Rajapakse Lakwijaya power Plant.

-1+7 # Manju 2012-08-09 10:09

yes,, good idea becasue government also getting break down every time due to different issues

-9+10 # senavi 2012-08-08 20:10

do not blame others. Our eighty year old higher education has produce only free loaders.

-2+3 # richardson 2012-08-09 10:12

Cheena Patas Patas

-3+22 # miri 2012-08-08 13:33

oh no, again

-5+54 # NADARAJAH SETHURUPAN 2012-08-08 13:35

Made by China

-0+0 # Suj 2012-08-10 09:43

If so why can't we do it :) don't blame them for the breakdown. Almost everything is made by China these days. We don't do things and we don't let others do as well.

-8+27 # sack 2012-08-08 13:37

Then lakvijaya has not broken down. The transmission line has broken down.

-4+15 # Notharismama 2012-08-08 16:05

Lakwijaya has broken DOWN! Automatic supply side management system's has not worked!

-8+37 # Yehiya 2012-08-08 13:41

White elephant. Shutdown the plant.

-4+18 # Ceylonese 2012-08-08 13:48

It seems to be the transmision line has fallen down. Otherwise it doesn't take long to restore the line first and start the generation again.

-4+16 # Yohan Perera 2012-08-08 14:05

Learning from trial and error...

-3+28 # MAXd 2012-08-08 14:09

Ayyoh Salli!!!

-6+54 # Em 2012-08-08 14:14

Chinese quality as always.. Just imagine if SL builds a nuclear power plant. God bless the world

-5+12 # Dadoriya 2012-08-08 15:16

How come a transmission line failure shutdown a power station. Is this report correct?

-1+17 # DMirrorFan 2012-08-08 15:18

Now ministry officials may have a group chat and will name it 'meeting'.

-2+25 # Just Another Citizen 2012-08-08 15:32

Your tax payers money at work. Wake up people.

-0+4 # Silva 2012-08-09 06:23

Will be interesting to find out how much the promoter of the project earned as his ' fee '.

-3+16 # Sarneris 2012-08-08 16:18

Transmission line shuts down the plant??

Almost like the tail wagging the dog!!

-1+17 # roger 2012-08-08 16:36

Guy who implemented the project with the SL and Chinese Govt is a Billionaire in Rs and a Millionaire in $, Made some good bucks and laughing away

-0+1 # Lord Mountbatten 2012-08-09 12:32

Correct. He is on some very powerful boards now.

-1+10 # Premalal 2012-08-08 17:50

A transmission line shutting the power plant is like the tail wagging the dog.

-0+12 # Chan chun ho 2012-08-08 17:58

Better to shut down this plant. after 10years operation the maintenence cost will be very high.

-0+5 # Wind Power 2012-08-08 18:55

any chance 44MW + 30MW intermittent power might triggered sudden tripping?

-0+9 # meranchi 2012-08-08 19:16

that is like a white elephant, waste of public fund and pocket...i

-0+7 # Fazli 2012-08-08 22:21

Good things No Cheap ! Cheap things No.Good, Its chinese saying !

-0+1 # Anura 2012-08-08 22:58

WTF is happening

-0+10 # Manju 2012-08-09 00:09

This happen when we brought low qualtiy things from China mainly for commision .See pollogolla power station made 50 y ago, victoria power station more than 35 y still running with out issue like this .. but this one break down evey day than operating...

-1+5 # Fazli 2012-08-09 00:27

Throw the plant & chase all the chinese whatever is their category. We are draining public funds to keep carrying it.

-5+7 # TMA 2012-08-09 00:30

I kinda enjoy this. U stupid Sri Lankans lol

-1+3 # king kong 2012-08-09 08:28

I see people blaming Chinese here. What a stupid people we have in SL? Chinese have the worlds best technologies and its is our MARA installed outdated power-plant from china for high commissions.

-1+9 # sach 2012-08-09 09:00

if u go for a power plant or any manufacturing site, always go for german stuff. Both indian and chinese machine suck.

-0+1 # Kautilya 2012-08-09 13:49

Brand New Plant from China. 5 times broken. Who earn the commission?

-0+0 # Alex 2012-08-09 15:13

break down again !!!

it was never working properly !!!

-0+0 # anonymous 2012-08-10 09:36

A transmission line breakdown? That's pathetic! Do you Identified Flying Objects (IFOs) in the area or something that the transmission line keeps breaking down?

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