Southern Province electricity land dispute settled

COLOMBO (News 1st); The owner of the property embroiled in a dispute with the Ceylon Electricity Board over linking the Southern Province Electricity Transmission Line with the National Grid had agreed to provide the property in question free of charge.

The agreement was reached following a discussion with the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka and the Ceylon Electricity Board on Friday (11).

The discussion to settle the dispute between the landowner and CEB to complete the ADB financed Polpitiya-Hambantota transmission line was set for the 11th of August by the PUCSL. 

The 150km transmission line for 220 KW connecting the southern province had come to stop in the last 3 months due to a dispute over the government valuation for a 650-meter stretch of land, the lines are connected through. 

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera earlier said that if the dispute is settled the work can be completed in four days.