The 3rd generator of the Lakvijaya coal power plant in Norochcholai that was added to the national grid yesterday (31) has malfunctioned again due to a technical fault.
The loss of the 3rd generator means that the national grid will loose 270 MegaWatts of power.
However, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the power sector regulator, says there will be no power cuts.
The PUCSL said yesterday that the Ceylon Electricity Board's (CEB) request for a power interruption will not be allowed till February 4. The CEB had earlier proposed for to the PUCSL to go for scheduled power cuts from January 25 to February 4.
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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