With operations at the Kelanitissa power plant being halted completely owing to lack of fuel, there is a possibility of power cuts lasting up to one hour being imposed in certain areas, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) stated.
Meanwhile, power outages lasting nearly two hours or more have been reported from some areas this afternoon and evening.
The power disruptions will occur only until operations at the Kelanitissa power plant are restored, according to the CEB.
However, as the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has now informed the CEB that stocks of fuel required for the Kelanitissa power plant will be provided, operations at the power plant are expected to resume later this evening.
Earlier, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila stated that the Central Bank has issued funds to obtain fuel from two vessels at the Colombo Port that had arrived carrying fuel. Accordingly, out of 37, 000 Metric Tonnes of fuel in these ships, 10, 000 Metric Tonnes would be given to the CEB, Mr Gammanpila told the media.
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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