No power cuts until Thursday: PUCSL Chairman

By Chaturanga Samarawickrama  

There is no need to impose power cuts until Thursday (27), as sufficient fuel stocks have been received, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said.

He told the Daily Mirror yesterday that the situation would be reconsidered depending on the availability of fuel after Thursday, and that long-term power outages would not be necessary.  
The country will receive a shipment of furnace oil by Thursday.   A shipment of coal needed to operate the Norochcholai coal power plant was received on Sunday (30).   

Therefore, according to the data we have, there is no need to have power cuts for a longer period of time.  After powering up the Norochcholai coal power plant and Kelanitissa Power Station, 500 megawatts of electricity would be added to the national grid.  

As a result, we can save hydro power generation while also conserving reservoir water stocks. 

• There is no need to have power cuts for a longer period of time