Green light to purchase power from private plants; no extended power cuts: Minister

27 September 2022 11:43 am

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted approval for Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to purchase power from Private Plants until Norocholai Power Plant is restored, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today.

He said in a twitter post that Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will provide adequate Diesel, Naphtha and Furnace Oil to CEB to maintain power generation without extending power cuts from tomorrow as decided earlier.