15 February 2022 08:23 am
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) will announce daily scheduled power cuts from today, due to not having received sufficient fuel, furnace oil to generate power and also the hydro capacity in reservoirs.
Following discussions this morning, PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake told the Daily Mirror that the decision to impose daily power cuts would be taken into account.
He said arrangements will be made to provide hydro power for all essential services and said will request the business community to use their generators instead of using power from the main grid.
"The power shedding will be imposed so as to cause the minimum inconvenience to the public. The duration of a power interruption cannot be specified. The number of scheduled power cuts will be decided depending on the daily usage of electricity by the consumers," Ratnayake said.
However, the PUCSL has decided to make electricity available to consumers daily. If the consumption goes high, the power requirement too would be high. Therefore the frequency of power cuts need to be increased.
However, the PUCSL head appealed to the consumers to use electricity sparingly during peak hours in order to minimise the power outage frequency. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)