- Last Update 2025-06-08 13:18:00
Power cut schedule amended, residents urged to use power sparingly
The Power and Renewable Energy Ministry has amended the schedule of the duration of the imposed power cuts to one and half hours daily due to the break down of the Norochcholai Coal Power plant.
Power and Renewable Energy Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya addressing a media briefing yesterday said that power cuts would be imposed for one week except in Colombo, hospitals and industrial zones.
The power cuts would last for an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evenings.
Minister Siyambalapitiya added that due to the break down at the Norochcholai power plant, the National Grid had lost 900 MW which was the main reason for the power cuts.
The minister also requested the electricity consumers to minimise the use of electricity so that the power cut could be further reduced.
-
Still No Comments Posted.
- May 31, 2025 - 484 - 0
Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
- June 2, 2025 - 452 - 0
National Tax week launched
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
- June 2, 2025 - 360 - 0
SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.
- June 3, 2025 - 199 - 0
Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
- June 6, 2025 - 194 - 0
SriLankan flight grounded in Indonesia
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
Related Articles
Four drowned in Aralaganwila
- 08/06/2025 - 26 - 0
Police probe theft of Macaw from Zoo
- 08/06/2025 - 29 - 0
Discarded soft toys make garbage tractor appealing
- 08/06/2025 - 68 - 0
Your Sunday Times highlights for this week
- 07/06/2025 - 102 - 0
Leave Comments