Ceylon Electricity Board says that the daily power cut will be extended for 3 hours from today due to the breakdown in the Unit 01 of Norochcholai power plant.
Also The PUCSL updates that it will take approximately 14-16 days to complete the repair works.
The PUCSL Chairman Janaka Rathnayake added that The Power cut for today will remain at 1 hour & 20 minutes and will be extended from tomorrow as appropriate.
Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera confirmed the breakdown early this morning and said the plant’s technical staff were working to identify the fault.
He further said that the Unit 2 of the power plant will undergo routine maintenance while Unit 3 will continue to operate.