A final decision on power cuts will be taken today following the recommendation by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to the Ministry of Power to impose scheduled two and half hour power cuts daily.
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has already given permission to impose power cuts, CEB sources said.
Earlier the Additional General Manager (AGM - Transmission) of the CEB P.W. Hendahewa through the General Manager CEB M.R. Ranatunga had conveyed the decision to Secretary to the Ministry of Power, Ms. Wasantha Perera about the need to impose power cuts.
According to the recommendation the power cuts will take place from 11 am to 6 pm for one hour and 45 minutes and another 45 minutes within the 6 pm to 9 pm peak time.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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