INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Power and Energy has announced that steps have been taken to end the daily power cuts imposed to manage the electricity
demand following the recent island-wide power outage.The outage, which occurred on Sunday (Feb 09), triggered the protocol system of the
Electricity Board (CEB) implemented island-wide power cuts, lasting one-and a-half hours on the February 10 and 11 and a one-hour yesterday
(12).However, Energy Minister Eng
Kumara Jayakody stated that the CEB has now successfully reconnected one generator at the Norochcholai Power Plant to the national grid,
the national grid in the coming days.Expressing regret over the inconveniences caused to the consumers through the power cuts imposed thus
far, Minister Jayakody assured that the government has already initiated both short-term and long-term measures to prevent similar
disruptions in the future.
