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The Ceylon Electricity Board's (CEB) diesel and furnace oil stocks will be sufficient only until 5.00 p.m. this evening for electricity generation, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation's (CPC) Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya wing (JSS) Secretary Ananda Palitha said.

He told the Daily Mirror that, according to the statement made by Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila yesterday, the whole country should be in the dark by tomorrow.

“More than 2,000 metric tons of furnace oil and diesel fuel will be required for tomorrow's electricity generation. If we are unable to provide sufficient stock, more factories and companies will have to stop their operations from tomorrow, " he said.

We have pointed out earlier that the country is reaching this difficulty, but the Minister blamed us, saying that we made a statement without knowing anything. Unfortunately, the minister also had to make the statement yesterday, he said.

Meanwhile, there are no powercuts scheduled to take place this evening, but the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is trying to utilize the remaining stock of diesel, CEB Additional General Manager and media spokesman Andrew Navamani said.

He told the Daily Mirror that the diesel stock is remaining only until 5.00p.m but the CEB was trying to pass the peak hours as much as possible. 

The Sapugaskanda thermal power station has already stopped and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has agreed to provide the sufficient furnace oil stocks. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)


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  • Aran Tuesday, 18 January 2022 03:41 PM

    One country one law

    MirakRajBanda Tuesday, 18 January 2022 03:56 PM

    This is the end result if a one eyed man becomes a king in country 6.9 M blinds.

    Jaya Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:08 PM

    This retired pump hiuse labourer from CPC has now become the spoksmen for the CEB.

    Ram Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:22 PM

    All systems are in a mess. We cannot get out unless we plead to IMF. GOSL is slow to approach IMF as they will put restrictions and keep their eagle eye preventing our Honourable senior politicians from robbing

    Dee Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:32 PM

    What a pathetic situation. Ashamed!

    Abc Tuesday, 18 January 2022 05:29 PM

    Chinese idiots are responsible for debt trapping our greedy politicians

    Sena Tuesday, 18 January 2022 05:30 PM

    How can a union guy from CPC can be the media spokesperson for CEB? Your party lost the election. Not even a single elected seat.

    Punchi Banda Tuesday, 18 January 2022 05:34 PM

    We spend our money on maintaining an unproductive cohort of Theros and disproportionate military personnel in Tamil areas and then expect there be sufficient to buy necessities

    Gayani Tuesday, 18 January 2022 05:35 PM

    I wonder if there will be any trade union acts under a JVP government.


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